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19/01/2024
Homes Evacuated In Co Tyrone And Co Down
Homes have been evacuated in two separate security alerts in County Tyrone and County Down today, 19 January.
In the first security alert, a suspicious object was found at at a house on the Gortgonis Road in Coalisland. A number of nearby houses have been evacuated and the public asked to avoid the area at this time.
In a separate incident, police are at the scene of a suspicious object in the Windmill Avenue area of Ballynahinch, County Down. Loughside Drive is closed between Windmill Avenue and Tudor Oaks. In the area a number of houses have been evacuated and police are asking members of the public to avoid the area.
In the first security alert, a suspicious object was found at at a house on the Gortgonis Road in Coalisland. A number of nearby houses have been evacuated and the public asked to avoid the area at this time.
In a separate incident, police are at the scene of a suspicious object in the Windmill Avenue area of Ballynahinch, County Down. Loughside Drive is closed between Windmill Avenue and Tudor Oaks. In the area a number of houses have been evacuated and police are asking members of the public to avoid the area.
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