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20/02/2015
Two Security Alerts In L'Derry's Waterside
Army bomb officers carried out two separate security alerts in L'Derry on Thursday.
Two pipe bombs were discovered by police in the Waterside area – on Trafalgar Court and Jeffrey Avenue.
A number of homes at both sites were evacuated as army bomb experts examined the devices.
The devices were later removed and the scenes declared safe.
The PSNI are investigating.
(MH/CD)
Two pipe bombs were discovered by police in the Waterside area – on Trafalgar Court and Jeffrey Avenue.
A number of homes at both sites were evacuated as army bomb experts examined the devices.
The devices were later removed and the scenes declared safe.
The PSNI are investigating.
(MH/CD)
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