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06/03/2008
Suspicious Device Found In Antrim
A controlled explosion has been carried out on a suspicious device found in Co Antrim in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Bomb disposal experts launched the security operation after the package was discovered at around 2am in a small wooded area on the Shore Road.
Following a controlled explosion, the device was declared to be an elaborate hoax.
The PSNI has launched an investigation into the incident.
(DW/JM)
Bomb disposal experts launched the security operation after the package was discovered at around 2am in a small wooded area on the Shore Road.
Following a controlled explosion, the device was declared to be an elaborate hoax.
The PSNI has launched an investigation into the incident.
(DW/JM)
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