{"id":695810,"date":"2026-01-14T17:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/695810\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:14:15","slug":"divis-road-area-viable-pipe-bomb-devices-recovered-after-belfast-security-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/695810\/","title":{"rendered":"Divis Road area: Viable pipe bomb devices\u00a0recovered after Belfast security alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Latest\u00a0|\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police at the scene of a security alert in the Divis Road area of west Belfast. PACEMAKER BELFAST\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/88917bdd-f7e8-4c38-9eb5-3d409f81fa5c.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Police at the scene of a security alert in the Divis Road area of west Belfast. PACEMAKER BELFAST<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A number of \u201cviable pipe bomb devices\u201d have been recovered following a security alert in Belfast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It comes after emergency services attended the scene of the alert earlier in the day in the Divis Road area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">PSNI Detective Inspector Lenaghan said: \u201cAt approximately 3.50pm on Tuesday 13th January, police received a report that a suspicious object had been located in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cOfficers attended the scene along with Ammunition Technical Officers and a number of viable pipe bomb-type devices were discovered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe devices have been made safe and they have since been removed from the scene and taken away for further forensic examination. Cordons have been lifted and the road reopened to traffic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cOur enquiries are ongoing and we appeal to anyone with any information that could assist with the investigation to contact detectives on 101, quoting reference number 1018 13\/01\/26.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 14th January 2026&#10;&#10;Police on the Divis Road and Tornaroy Road area of west Belfast where there is an ongoing security alert.&#10;&#10;Picture by Jonathan Porter\/PressEye\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8601d0e4-ff26-4e36-87b6-a0e310e64779.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Press Eye &#8211; Belfast &#8211; Northern Ireland &#8211; 14th January 2026<\/p>\n<p>Police on the Divis Road and Tornaroy Road area of west Belfast where there is an ongoing security alert.<\/p>\n<p>Picture by Jonathan Porter\/PressEye<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It is the second security alert on a mountain road in Belfast in 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A short distance away an alert is continuing on the Upper Hightown Road in the north of the city.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police at the scene of a security alert in the Divis Road area of west Belfast. PACEMAKER BELFAST\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/88917bdd-f7e8-4c38-9eb5-3d409f81fa5c.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Police at the scene of a security alert in the Divis Road area of west Belfast. PACEMAKER BELFAST<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Suspected petrol bomb attack in Newry<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The road remained closed overnight as ATO attended an incident there close to Cave Hill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It\u2019s not yet known if both security operations are linked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Latest\u00a0|\u00a0 Police at the scene of a security alert in the Divis Road area of west Belfast. 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