Man and woman escape injury after east Belfast pipe bomb attack

Damage was caused to the door and windows at the property

A man and woman have escaped injury following a pipe bomb attack on a house in East Belfast.

It was reported at around 11.25pm on Monday night, March 2 that a pipe bomb type device had exploded at the front door of a house in the Sheskin Way area causing damage to the door and windows at the property.

A man and woman were inside the house at the time of the incident but were not injured.

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Police and ATO officers attended the scene and removed a number of items for examination. Cordons were in place at the scene overnight but have now been removed.

A PSNI spokesperson said: “An investigation is underway and detectives would ask anyone who noticed any suspicious activity in the area or who has CCTV, doorbell or dash-cam footage which could assist them with their enquiries to contact them at Musgrave on 101, quoting reference number 1895 02/03/26.”

A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.

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