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Twice Evacuated: Belfast Residents Face Pipe Bomb Threats
12/8/2025
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- Residents in Havana Court, Ardoyne, Belfast, were evacuated twice within 24 hours due to two security alerts.
- The first alert on Sunday night involved a viable pipe bomb found under a car.
- Police deemed the device dangerous and warned of potentially devastating consequences if it exploded.
- A second alert around 11:20 a.m. on Monday prompted further evacuations, and Belfast City Council opened the Ardoyne Community Centre to assist.
