Pipe bomb explodes outside house

The pipe bomb exploded at a house in Dunvale

A pipe bomb has exploded at the front of a house in County Antrim. No-one was injured in the blast.

It happened at about 2115 GMT on Monday in the Dunvale area of the Dunclug estate in Ballymena.

A police spokesman described it as a crude device. Items were removed from the scene for forensic examination.

Police have appealed to anyone who saw two men running away from the Dunvale area towards the Cushendall Road, to contact them.