18/01/2017

Security Alert Launched In Co Tyrone

The PSNI have launched a security alert in Dungannon, Co Tyrone.

A suspicious object was discovered in the Fairmount Park area on Wednesday, 17 January.

The road has been closed and a number of residents have been evacuated from their homes.

No further information has been released.

(CD)

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