A 'pipe bomb type device' detonated in a car in Co Antrim last night.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses following the incident on Crebilly Road in Ballymena on Friday (June 5).
A PSNI spokesman said: "Shortly after 11pm police received a report that a car had been set on fire close to shops in the area.
"Police attended and observed a suspicious object in the rear of the vehicle.
"ATO were tasked to examine the object that was declared to be the remnants of a pipe bomb type device that had detonated. Damage was caused to the car as a result of the incident."
Detective Sergeant Crothers said: “This was a reckless act that had the potential to cause serious injury to anyone who was close to the car when the device detonated.
“Detectives are working to establish a motive and identify those responsible and I am appealing to anyone with information, or who noticed any suspicious activity in the area, to contact detectives on 101, quoting reference number 2092 05/06/20.”
A report can be made using the online reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport.
Information can also be provided to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
