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30/01/2013
Viable Pipe Bomb Removed In North Belfast
Army bomb disposal officers have recovered a pipe bomb left close to a Belfast community centre.
The device was found on the Shore Road in the north of the city, near the Greater Whitewell Community Surgery.
Staff at the centre received a telephone warning around tea-time on Tuesday and raised the alarm.
Businesses were evacuated and a number of residents had to leave their homes as bomb disposal officers dealt with the alert.
The device has been taken away for further examination.
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The device was found on the Shore Road in the north of the city, near the Greater Whitewell Community Surgery.
Staff at the centre received a telephone warning around tea-time on Tuesday and raised the alarm.
Businesses were evacuated and a number of residents had to leave their homes as bomb disposal officers dealt with the alert.
The device has been taken away for further examination.
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