Here’s the latest I can provide based on recent reporting.
- A car bomb exploded outside a Belfast police station in Dunmurry on the night of April 25, 2026. Police say a delivery vehicle was hijacked and the device placed in the boot before the vehicle was driven to the station; an investigation is ongoing and there were evacuations in the area.[3][6]
- The attack is being investigated as a possible dissident republican operation, with authorities condemning the violence and urging vigilance, though no group has officially claimed responsibility yet.[6][3]
- This incident follows earlier related security alerts in Northern Ireland and ongoing concerns about sporadic attacks targeting police, with authorities stressing that such violence has no support in the community.[3][6]
If you’d like, I can pull a few more authoritative sources or provide a concise timeline of the Dunmurry incident and related events.[6][3]
Sources
Detectives are investigating a petrol bomb attack at a house in north Belfast on Saturday 22nd March.A report was received at 11pm on Saturday night, that a petrol bomb had been thrown into the garden of a house in the Hoylake Park area of the city. The device did not ignite however, and only minor damage was caused. Whilst in attendance, officers were informed that a second homemade device had been left at the property but that it had also failed to ignite.
www.psni.police.ukFive people were injured when a homemade bomb went off during a resumption of sectarian clashes in north Belfast.
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podcasts.apple.comViable pipe bomb devices and ammunition were recovered as a north Belfast security alert at Cavehill has ended, police confirmed. The PSNI said the devices have been made safe and taken away for further examination, Shortly after 9:30am, two controlled explosions could be heard across north Belfast. Belfast Castle was closed as Ammunition Technical Officers dealt with the incident. … Northern Ireland: Viable pipe bomb and ammunition recovered by police in Belfast April 23, 2025 Viable pipe...
counteriedreport.comVideo. Police probe a car bomb outside Dunmurry station near Belfast, with two minors evacuated and the New IRA suspected of the overnight attack.
www.euronews.comBELFAST: A car bomb exploded outside a police station in the Dunmurry area of south Belfast late on Saturday (Apr 25) after a delivery vehicle was hijacked and the driver forced to take it to the site, Northern Ireland police said on Sunday.The attack is the latest in a series of sporadic attempts by militant
www.channelnewsasia.comA attempted murder investigation has been triggered
www.gbnews.comPolice are appealing for information following the discovery of a pipe bomb which exploded in a residential area of east Belfast. It was reported around 8.20pm that there was a loud bang heard from an alley in the Hyndford Street area off the Beersbridge Road. Residents were evacuated and cordons put in place. Ammunition Technical Officers were tasked and a crude pipe bomb-type device was discovered next to a household bin.
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