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31/05/2013
Bomb Found In Hedgerow In Kells
A bomb has been discovered in a hedgerow in Kells, Co Antrim.
The device was found in a plastic bag in a lane just off the Tildarg Road on Thursday afternoon.
Bomb experts made the device safe. Four houses also had to be evacuated.
The bomb has been taken for forensic examination.
(CD)
The device was found in a plastic bag in a lane just off the Tildarg Road on Thursday afternoon.
Bomb experts made the device safe. Four houses also had to be evacuated.
The bomb has been taken for forensic examination.
(CD)
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