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23/02/2017
Device Found During Security Alert Was A Pipe Bomb - PSNI
A suspicious object found during in a security alert in Co Tyrone was a pipe bomb, according to the police.
Residents were evacuated from their homes after a device was discovered in the Sion Mills area in Strabane on Wednesday, 22 February.
Army bomb disposal experts attended the scene and the device was sent for forensic examination.
It has been confirmed the object was a pipe bomb and a motive is yet to be established.
(CD)
Residents were evacuated from their homes after a device was discovered in the Sion Mills area in Strabane on Wednesday, 22 February.
Army bomb disposal experts attended the scene and the device was sent for forensic examination.
It has been confirmed the object was a pipe bomb and a motive is yet to be established.
(CD)
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