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23/08/2018
Two Viable Pipe Bombs Found In North Belfast
Two viable pipe bombs have been found in the New Lodge area of north Belfast.
A security alert was sparked in the Churchill Street area at around 1pm on Wednesday, 22 August.
Army bomb disposal experts carried out controlled explosions and they were declared viable devices.
The alert has now ended and residents have returned to their homes.
Sinn Fein councillor JJ Magee condemned the incident.
He said: "Two pipe bombs were found in the New Lodge area this morning by men working in the area.
"I'm relieved that no one has been hurt and these lethal weapons have now being taken off the streets.
"The discovery of these devices has caused serious disruption in the area which has now been sealed off by police with residents and workers evacuated.
"These devices could have endangered residents in the area or the workmen who discovered them."
(CD)
A security alert was sparked in the Churchill Street area at around 1pm on Wednesday, 22 August.
Army bomb disposal experts carried out controlled explosions and they were declared viable devices.
The alert has now ended and residents have returned to their homes.
Sinn Fein councillor JJ Magee condemned the incident.
He said: "Two pipe bombs were found in the New Lodge area this morning by men working in the area.
"I'm relieved that no one has been hurt and these lethal weapons have now being taken off the streets.
"The discovery of these devices has caused serious disruption in the area which has now been sealed off by police with residents and workers evacuated.
"These devices could have endangered residents in the area or the workmen who discovered them."
(CD)
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