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04/09/2013
Security Alert In Carrickfergus
A suspicious object has been found at a house in Carrickfergus.
The property, in the Larne Road area, sparked a security alert on Wednesday morning.
Police and army bomb experts attended the scene. They examined the device, declared it to be viable and made it safe.
The alert has ended and Larne Road has since reopened to traffic.
The pipe bomb has been taken away for further examination.
(CD/JP)
The property, in the Larne Road area, sparked a security alert on Wednesday morning.
Police and army bomb experts attended the scene. They examined the device, declared it to be viable and made it safe.
The alert has ended and Larne Road has since reopened to traffic.
The pipe bomb has been taken away for further examination.
(CD/JP)
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