BREAKING NEWS….POLICE INVESTIGATE EXPLOSION HEARD IN NORTH BELFAST

PSNI helicopter used in north Belfast hunt for source of blast

PSNI helicopter used in north Belfast hunt for source of blast

THE PSNI is investigating reports of an explosion heard in north Belfast.

Local residents said that a “loud blast” was heard in the Ardoyne district shortly before midnight.

Police patrols have stayed out of the area for fear it was ‘come on’ from dissident republicans in a bid to lure PSNI officers into the area for a possible terrorist attack.

Instead, the PSNI launched its ‘India 99’ helicopter into the skies above the Ardoyne district.

The helicopter was using its infra-red heat seeking camera to try and pinpoint the location,

At one point, the helicopter left the scene and returned to its base at Aldergrove to refuel before carrying out a second recce of the scene.

One local resident told Belfast Daily: “It sounded like a large blast.

“People have been out looking but can’t find where the blast came from. The helicopter has been up for a while now.

“No police have come into the area on the ground. They must be worried it is a bid to lure them in for an attack.”

 

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