Man arrested over Larne pipe bombing

A man has arrested in connection with a pipe bomb attack earlier today in Co Antrim.

A man has arrested in connection with a pipe bomb attack earlier today in Co Antrim.

The attack at Loran Crescent in Larne in the early hours caused damage to the rear kitchen window.

In a another attack shortly before 1 a.m., a bomb was thrown into a house at Manor Close in North Belfast but failed to explode.

There were no injuries in either attack.

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