Pipe bombs seized in Belfast house searches

Pipe bombs have been seized during searches in Belfast, police said tonight.

Pipe bombs have been seized during searches in Belfast, police said tonight.

Four devices, a number of detonators and a quantity of ammunition were recovered near an electricity substation on the Deer Park Road in the north of the city.

Police moved in after military bomb experts cleared the area. No arrests were made.

PA

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