There Has Been A Bomb Attack In The North Of Ireland

The Belfast Telegraph is reporting that there was a bomb attack on a west Belfast home on Wednesday night.

Police reported that a "small explosion" took place shortly after 8pm outside a property at Creeslough Court in Lenadoon.

No one was injured in the blast but it went off in a "residential area, populated with young families and elderly residents."

The PSNI are currently investigating and have started a special operation in the surrounding area. 

Police investigating the attack have called for anyone who can help to call the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1198.