RUC investigate suspect devices in Belfast

The RUC and British army bomb experts are investigating two suspect devices found in Belfast this morning.

The RUC and British army bomb experts are investigating two suspect devices found in Belfast this morning.

The first device was found at 9 a.m. in the Tullymore Gardens area of Andersontown, west Belfast.

The second security operation is in Hannahstown Gardens in north Belfast. An RUC spokeswoman said both investigations were ongoing.

In a separate incident, also in north Belfast, a paint bomb has been thrown at a house.

The house in Hesketh Park in Ardoyne had a window broken and a paint bomb thrown into the living room.

The RUC say that the attack happened sometime between midnight and 7 a.m.

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Pádraig Collins

Pádraig Collins

Pádraig Collins a contributor to The Irish Times based in Sydney