A car exploded outside a police station in Northern Ireland in an incident that grimly echoes the “troubles” terrorist attacks.

Videos of the car being consumed in a raging inferno outside the Police Service of Northern Ireland station in Dunmurry emerged on social media early Sunday morning Irish time. Various reports said it was a bomb, though there was no confirmation from authorities.

“A car bomb has exploded at the gates of Dunmurry police station,” Irish journalist Kevin Scott posted on X.

A car bomb exploded outside a police station in Northern Ireland.

Social media users reported hearing a loud bang, and posted disturbing videos of the aftermath of the explosion.

“Anyone near the west belfast [sic] hear that massive bang?…