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17/09/2004
Pipe bomb thrown through bedroom window
A suspect device has been found in an upstairs bedroom of a house in east Belfast on Thursday.
Army Technical Officers were tasked to the Florida Drive area of the city to remove the device for examination.
Detectives confirmed that the device was a pipe bomb which is thought to have been thrown through an upstairs window into the room but failed to ignite.
Police have yet to establish a motive for the incident and have appealed for anyone who may have noticed anything suspicious in the area on Thursday evening to come forward.
Detectives can be contacted at Strandtown on 028 9065 0222 or by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
(MB/GB)
Army Technical Officers were tasked to the Florida Drive area of the city to remove the device for examination.
Detectives confirmed that the device was a pipe bomb which is thought to have been thrown through an upstairs window into the room but failed to ignite.
Police have yet to establish a motive for the incident and have appealed for anyone who may have noticed anything suspicious in the area on Thursday evening to come forward.
Detectives can be contacted at Strandtown on 028 9065 0222 or by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
(MB/GB)
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