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17/06/2014
Pipe Bomb Explodes In Holywood
A pipe bomb has partially exploded in Holywood, County Down.
The PSNI has launched an investigation and carried out searches in the Church Green area, after a women in a property reported hearing a loud noise at about midnight.
No one was injured and no damage was caused. Police and army bomb experts arrived at the scene and examined the area and the device.
The device was then taken away for further forensic examinations.
Investigations are ongoing and the PSNI has appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
(IT/CD)
The PSNI has launched an investigation and carried out searches in the Church Green area, after a women in a property reported hearing a loud noise at about midnight.
No one was injured and no damage was caused. Police and army bomb experts arrived at the scene and examined the area and the device.
The device was then taken away for further forensic examinations.
Investigations are ongoing and the PSNI has appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
(IT/CD)
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