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Security operation in Belfast after police station car bomb

Published: 26 Apr 2026 - 12:58 pm | Last Updated: 26 Apr 2026 - 12:59 pm

AFP

Belfast: Police launched a security operation in Belfast on Sunday after a car bomb reportedly exploded overnight outside a police station, with no reported casualties.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said in a statement it was at the scene of a "security alert" in Dunmurry, southwest of the Northern Irish capital.

Videos circulated on social media showing a vehicle on fire at the police station around midnight. Fire crews and police worked to put out the blaze, according to local media. The PSNI said an evacuation operation was underway.