23/03/2006

Hoax device sparks security alert Derry

A security alert was sparked in Londonderry this morning following the discovery of a suspicious object, which later proved to be a hoax.

The object was found just before 9am in a car park in Fahan Street, close to the Bogside area of the city.

Army Technical Officers carried out a controlled explosion on the object, and later declared it as a hoax.

The area between Butcher Gate and Rossville Street was sealed off for a time.

Residents were moved into a safe area while the operation was underway.

(EF/SP)

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