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Viable pipe bomb found outside home

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A viable pipe bomb has been found after a security alert in west Belfast, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said.

Police received a report just before 23:25 BST on Friday that a device was left outside a residential property in Gardenmore Walk.

A number of homes were evacuated and cordons were put in place during the alert, which ended at 08:30 on Saturday.

Ammunition technical officers carried out a controlled explosion on the device and took the remnants away for examination.

Sgt Wilson said: “This was a distressing experience for those who live nearby, who had to deal with the discomfort and inconvenience of being put out of their homes.”


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