Pipe bomb alert in West Belfast

A viable pipe bomb has been thrown at a house in west Belfast.

Pipe bomb alert in West Belfast
Tue, 01 Jan, 2013 - 12:02

A viable pipe bomb has been thrown at a house in west Belfast.

Dozens of homes in the Glenalina Park area of Ballymurphy were evacuated during the alert just after 10pm last night.

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