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06/04/2007
Live mortar removed from railway line
A live mortar and launching tube have been found close to a railway line near Lurgan in County Armagh.
Army technical experts were called to the scene, close to the Cornakinnegar Road yesterday. The railway line between Lurgan and Moira was subsequently closed as the device was removed and a bus substitution is continuing to operate between Moira and Portadown.
The device was found as part of an ongoing security operation.
(JM/KMcA)
Army technical experts were called to the scene, close to the Cornakinnegar Road yesterday. The railway line between Lurgan and Moira was subsequently closed as the device was removed and a bus substitution is continuing to operate between Moira and Portadown.
The device was found as part of an ongoing security operation.
(JM/KMcA)
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