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23/06/2017
'Viable Device' Found In L'Derry Security Alert
A viable device has been found during a security alert in L'Derry.
A suspicious object was discovered in the Cornshell Fields area on Thursday, 22 June.
Army bomb disposal experts attended the scene and carried out a controlled explosion. The device has been taken away for further examination.
A number of residents were evacuated from their homes, however they have now returned.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/LM)
A suspicious object was discovered in the Cornshell Fields area on Thursday, 22 June.
Army bomb disposal experts attended the scene and carried out a controlled explosion. The device has been taken away for further examination.
A number of residents were evacuated from their homes, however they have now returned.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/LM)
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