CIRA claims responsibility for bomb attacks

The Continuity IRA has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a Belfast police station last night.

The Continuity IRA has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a Belfast police station last night.

A device was thrown at the station on Antrim Road, north Belfast. There were no injuries in the incident.

In an anonymous call to a hospital in the city, a man claimed the attack in the name of the Continuity IRA. He also said the group was responsible for a similar attack on Woodburn PSNI station on Monday night.

Meanwhile, a 21-year-old man was wounded in a paramilitary-style attack in north Belfast. He was taken from his house at around 8.30 p.m. and shot in both hands.