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25/02/2013
Woman Hurt In North Belfast Blast Bomb Attack
A woman has been injured in a blast bomb attack at her home in north Belfast.
The device exploded when the 44-year-old answered her door at about 9:45pm on Sunday.
She sustained cuts to her lags while her two dogs where bably hurt in the incident at Thorburn Road, Whitewell.
Her Husband and teenage daughter, who where at home at the time, remained unharmed.
Councillor Guy Spence, DUP, said: "There was significant damage done in and around the doorway from the blast when the device was thrown.
"The family is in deep shock. It was just fortunate no-one was badly injured. This could have resulted in potentially a loss of life."
(GK)
The device exploded when the 44-year-old answered her door at about 9:45pm on Sunday.
She sustained cuts to her lags while her two dogs where bably hurt in the incident at Thorburn Road, Whitewell.
Her Husband and teenage daughter, who where at home at the time, remained unharmed.
Councillor Guy Spence, DUP, said: "There was significant damage done in and around the doorway from the blast when the device was thrown.
"The family is in deep shock. It was just fortunate no-one was badly injured. This could have resulted in potentially a loss of life."
(GK)
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