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05/08/2010
West Belfast Families Flee Alert
The latest in a long-running series of security alerts blamed on republican dissidents has led to about 100 families being forced to leave their homes last night.
It happened after a suspicious car was left outside New Barnsley PSNI station.
Army technical officers were called to the scene and carried out several controlled explosions, however, nothing was found and a police spokeswoman confirmed that residents were allowed to return to their homes on Thursday morning.
A man has since been arrested as the police investigate the overnight incident.
On Tuesday, a 200lb car bomb exploded outside Strand Road police station in Londonderry.
In Bangor, an Army major had a lucky escape when a booby-trap bomb fell from his car on Wednesday.
The officer was driving away from his home in the Chatsworth area of Bangor, a quiet residential area, around 7.50am on Wednesday when he noticed a suspicious object lying on the driveway.
Around 30 homes were evacuated while the device was made safe.
(BMcC/GK)
It happened after a suspicious car was left outside New Barnsley PSNI station.
Army technical officers were called to the scene and carried out several controlled explosions, however, nothing was found and a police spokeswoman confirmed that residents were allowed to return to their homes on Thursday morning.
A man has since been arrested as the police investigate the overnight incident.
On Tuesday, a 200lb car bomb exploded outside Strand Road police station in Londonderry.
In Bangor, an Army major had a lucky escape when a booby-trap bomb fell from his car on Wednesday.
The officer was driving away from his home in the Chatsworth area of Bangor, a quiet residential area, around 7.50am on Wednesday when he noticed a suspicious object lying on the driveway.
Around 30 homes were evacuated while the device was made safe.
(BMcC/GK)
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