{"id":418227,"date":"2026-04-26T10:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T10:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/418227\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T10:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T10:04:12","slug":"homes-evacuated-after-suspected-car-bomb-outside-police-station-in-northern-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/418227\/","title":{"rendered":"Homes evacuated after suspected car bomb outside Police Station in Northern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lmfm.ie\/news\/lmfm-news\/\" class=\"c-btn c-btn--small c-btn--secondary-fill\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        All LMFM News<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69edd3a1535d4.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                                    Forensic teams continue to work at the scene outside Dunmurry police station. Photo: Kevin Scott &#8211; Belfast Telegraph <\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            Investigations are underway and a large police cordon remains in place following the blast in Dunmurry, less than five miles from Belfast city centre.\n        <\/p>\n<p>Investigations are underway and a large police cordon remains in place in Dunmurry following the detonation of a suspected car bomb outside a police station last night.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed the explosion occurred around 11:30pm last night.\u00a0The public are being advised to avoid the area this morning and forensic investigators are currently at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Dunmurry is located less than five miles from Belfast city centre.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>First Minister for Northern Ireland, Sinn F\u00e9in&#8217;s Michelle O&#8217;Neill, condemned the attack on &#8216;X&#8217; this morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Those behind last night\u2019s attack in Dunmurry speak for absolutely no one.<\/p>\n<p>They have no vision, no support, and have nothing to offer our society.<\/p>\n<p>Our communities deserve peace. <\/p>\n<p>No one is going to deny our young people and future generations that. <\/p>\n<p>We will keep progressing\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michelle O\u2019Neill (@moneillsf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/moneillsf\/status\/2048325627204280766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last month, a delivery driver was forced at gunpoint to transport an explosive device to a police station in Lurgan, County Armagh in a failed attack blamed on dissident republicans<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/onic-player\/id6747436925?ppid=62f5d1bc-976b-45a1-a0cb-ee4acf856ae1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/68da98f645855.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All LMFM News Forensic teams continue to work at the scene outside Dunmurry police station. 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