04/09/2017

Primary School Evacuated In Security Alert

A primary school in County Fermanagh was evacuated this morning following the discovery of a suspicious object.

It is understood that parents of children at St Paul's Primary School where called to collect their children just after before 9am this morning, Monday 04 September, following the discovery of a suspicious object on the school gates.

According to reports more than 200 school children were moved from the school to another nearby school hall before being collected by their parents.

A number of items were removed by police for further forensic examination. The security alert was declared over at 4.30pm.

(MH)

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