04/06/2018

Residents Return To Homes After Security Alert In L'Derry

Residents in L'Derry have returned to their homes following a security alert.

The alert started at around 10.35pm on Sunday, 03 June, after a suspicious object was discovered the the garden of a house in Fergleen Park in the Galliagh area.

Army bomb experts attended the scene and the object was made safe by a controlled explosion.

The device was declared a hoax.

A police spokesperson said: "I would like to thank the local community for their patience as officers worked through the night to ensure their safety.

"I would also appeal to anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area or who has any information which could assist with our enquiries to call police."

(CD/LM)

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