Pipe bomb thrown through house window exploded while elderly couple were inside
A SECURITY alert in Derry has ended this morning after a pipe bomb attack in the city last night. At around 7.30pm yesterday (November 4) PSNI officers were called to reports of an object being thrown at a house in the Limewood Street area of the city. The incident happened in Limewood Street in Derry The pipe bomb exploded after being thrown through a window, causing damage to the property, but the elderly couple who were inside the building at the time of the attack managed to escape unharmed. Officers secured the area and alerted army technical officers while a security alert was put in place. This morning the PSNI’s Detective Sergeant Mark Gingell confirmed the object has been declared as a “viable suspected pipe bomb”, which has now been removed and taken away for further forensic examination. “It is believed that this device was put through the window of the house and has exploded,” Det Serg Gingell said. “This has caused damage to the property but could have led to the occupants being badly injured or…
5 Nov 00:00 · The Irish Post