LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland have declared a security alert in the town of Dunmurry, on the outskirts of Belfast, after reports that a car bomb exploded near a police station. Homes in the vicinity have been evacuated and members of the public are advised to avoid the area, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said on Sunday.

The bomb in a car exploded on Saturday night Police will step up patrols and checkpoints after a bomb attack on one of their stations on the outskirts of Belfast

A delivery driver was forced by the group to carry a bomb packed with Semtex explosives, as well as an electrical detonator and a timing device.