Pictured: Explosion at Belfast house - second device found
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A number of families have been evacuated from their homes in east Belfast after an explosion at a house.
Police said there were no reports of injuries after the blast at Invernook Drive in the Sydenham area at 8.40pm yesterday.
Army bomb experts are at the scene and are examining the area surrounding the blast.
Residents were asked to leave their homes until the location is declared safe.
They were taken to a nearby hall.
Police have asked anyone who saw any suspicious activity around the area to come forward.
Detectives are continuing to examine the scene of the Invernook Drive explosion, while they have confirmed the discovery of a device in Tamar Street.
There were no reports of injuries.
Assembly members for East Belfast have condemned the incidents and appealed for anyone with information to help the police.
Democratic Unionist representative for the area Robin Newton said: "The number of violent incidents within the Sydenham area is of growing concern.
"If these incidents continue it is only a matter of time before there is a fatality," he said.
"The good people of Sydenham, and East Belfast as a whole, have long ago rejected those who engage in violent behaviour and just want to get on with their lives.
"The bully boys and gangsters have no support within the community and act only on their own behalf. They have nothing positive to offer the community."
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