ISS Global / Investigation Report
Stanhope Street attack
North Belfast · suspected pipe-bomb attack
- Issued
- Location
- Stanhope Street, Carrick Hill, north Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Incident date
- 16 October 2026, about 03:00 BST
- Language
- English
- Document
- 12 pages · PDF · 2.1 MB
An investigation of the overnight explosion at an occupied family home in north Belfast, examining resident accounts, the police response and published scene photographs. The resident and her four children reportedly escaped injury; intended targeting and device construction remain unconfirmed.
Original report cover · Open PDF ↗Scope & reporting context
Reporting reviewed through 16 October 2026, 14:20 BST. Includes event and reporting timelines, regional and local maps, three published scene photographs, a descriptive PIECES assessment and a source register. The report separates official confirmation of an explosion from witness descriptions and the resident’s mistaken-targeting assessment; it does not establish a perpetrator or final forensic identification.
The complete PDF contains the report’s source register, assessments and limitations. Read those alongside any individual finding.