‘Viable’ bomb found in Belfast

Published Saturday, 01 October 2011
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A bomb described by police as capable of causing "death or serious injury", found during a security alert close to Belfast city centre, has been made safe.

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The viable device was left on grass at the bottom of the Lisburn Road, close to Bradbury Place at around 11pm on Friday night.

The army bomb squad were called in and a controlled explosion carried out on Saturday morning.

"This was a viable device, which was capable of causing death or serious injury, and I would appeal to the community for information about the people who left this deadly device in the heart of our city," Inspector King from the PSNI said.

A number local residents took shelter at a community centre in Sandy Row during the alert.

Several businesses in the area also had to be evacuated.

South Belfast MP Alasdair McDonnell branded the disruption to trade as "grossly irresponsible".

"Businesses in Belfast, and in Bradbury Place where many of bars and restaurants are located, are fighting hard against the current economic tide," the SDLP politician said.

"Many workers had to wait several hours this morning before they could get to their place of work - that's unacceptable.

"I condemn this incident, those responsible have no role to play in this society as long as they continue on this path."

The alert ended just before 11am on Saturday.

All roads affected by the security operation have been re-opened.

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joe in south belfast wrote (599 days ago):
i notice mcdonnell the mp is more worried about money lost than actual peoples lives typical , its only a matter of time before 1 of these bombs kill again
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