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17/10/2003
Homes evacuated following pipe bomb alert
West Belfast was the scene of a security alert last night after two pipe bombs were found.
Around 60 homes in the St James' Avenue area had to be evacuated as army bomb experts dealt with the devices.
The two bombs were eventually made safe and taken away for examination.
Elsewhere, army bomb experts were called to Ballymena following an explosion inside a telephone box.
The incident, which occurred in Desmesne Street, was eventually found to have been caused by a firework.
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Around 60 homes in the St James' Avenue area had to be evacuated as army bomb experts dealt with the devices.
The two bombs were eventually made safe and taken away for examination.
Elsewhere, army bomb experts were called to Ballymena following an explosion inside a telephone box.
The incident, which occurred in Desmesne Street, was eventually found to have been caused by a firework.
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