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18/06/2013
Pipe Bomb Discovered In Strabane
A pipe bomb has been found following a security alert in Strabane, County Tyrone.
A number of homes were evacuated in the area this morning, as army bomb disposal experts were called in to examine a suspicious object that had been discovered in Springhill Park.
Springhill Park was closed to traffic, while about 30 residents were housed at the Springhill Community Centre following evacuations.
The area has now reopened to traffic and residents have been allowed to return home.
(IT/CD)
A number of homes were evacuated in the area this morning, as army bomb disposal experts were called in to examine a suspicious object that had been discovered in Springhill Park.
Springhill Park was closed to traffic, while about 30 residents were housed at the Springhill Community Centre following evacuations.
The area has now reopened to traffic and residents have been allowed to return home.
(IT/CD)
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