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13/08/2014
'Grenade' Found In Church Graveyard
Police have carried out a controlled explosion on a grenade that was found during a security alert at a graveyard in Coleraine, County L'Derry.
Army Technical Officers were called to the scene at Laurel Hill Road following the alert on Tuesday afternoon, which was sparked when a digger unearthed a suspicious object.
St John's Catholic Church was cordoned off on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, but police said no homes were evacuated and no road closures were in place.
The controlled explosion was carried out on Tuesday night. Two handguns and a some ammunition have been sent to forensics for testing.
The police cordon was lifted at about 08:00 on Wednesday.
(IT/CD)
Army Technical Officers were called to the scene at Laurel Hill Road following the alert on Tuesday afternoon, which was sparked when a digger unearthed a suspicious object.
St John's Catholic Church was cordoned off on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, but police said no homes were evacuated and no road closures were in place.
The controlled explosion was carried out on Tuesday night. Two handguns and a some ammunition have been sent to forensics for testing.
The police cordon was lifted at about 08:00 on Wednesday.
(IT/CD)
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