09/10/2003
Pipe bomb explodes near speed camera
A pipe bomb has exploded underneath a speed camera in north Belfast this morning.
The explosion, which occurred at around 5am, was heard by a police patrol in the area.
Army technical experts were called in and dealt with the remains of the device, which comprised of a pipe bomb attached to two gas cylinders. It had been left close to a speed camera in Chicester Park North.
PSNI Superintendent Ian Hamill said that someone could have been killed in the blast and condemned the attack on the speed camera as "irresponsible".
He also appealed for any witnesses who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area to come forward.
The area has since reopened following the security alert.
(SP)
The explosion, which occurred at around 5am, was heard by a police patrol in the area.
Army technical experts were called in and dealt with the remains of the device, which comprised of a pipe bomb attached to two gas cylinders. It had been left close to a speed camera in Chicester Park North.
PSNI Superintendent Ian Hamill said that someone could have been killed in the blast and condemned the attack on the speed camera as "irresponsible".
He also appealed for any witnesses who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area to come forward.
The area has since reopened following the security alert.
(SP)
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