A suspected fire-bomber suffered burns to his face, neck and hands while trying to detonate a device in a Belfast city centre store, according to police.
The man's clothes caught fire and he fled from the store through crowds of shoppers and tried to beat out the flames.
It is believed the incendiary bomb went off prematurely underneath his anorak-style jacket, at around 6:40pm on Monday.
More than a dozen people were inside the pop-up golf store, Golf Madness, in the Cornmarket area when the incident happened.
Only the man, believed to be in his 40s, was injured.
"We believe this man may require treatment for burn injuries, to neck, face and hands," said Chief Superintendent Alan McCrum.
It is the latest in a series of attacks in Belfast in the run-up to Christmas and security has been increased due to the heightened threat.
"Police are doing everything to protect Belfast and other places to enable people to go about their business peacefully," said Mr McCrum.
Dissident republicans are believed to be responsible for the recent attacks.
Last Friday, a bomb was placed in a holdall in the Cathedral Quarter, forcing the evacuation of more than 1000 people in the area.
However, only the detonators went off and no one was injured.
In November, a bomb partially exploded in an underground car park at the Victoria Centre, Belfast's largest shopping centre.
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