Flat damaged in Armagh pipe bomb attack

A man (32) escaped injury in a pipe bomb attack on his home last night.

A man (32) escaped injury in a pipe bomb attack on his home last night.

The device exploded on the windowsill of a ground floor of a flat in Tyross Gardens, Co Armagh, shortly after 10:30 pm last night.

A police spokesman said the man, who was asleep at the time of the attack, has been badly shaken.

Police are looking for three people seen wearing masks in the area at the time of the attack.

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