04/08/2025
Magherafelt Security Alert Ends After Controlled Explosion
A security alert in the Golf Terrace area of Magherafelt has now ended after Ammunition Technical Officers (ATO) carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious object.
The alert began after police received a report of the object outside a residential property at around 7.20pm on Saturday, 2nd August.
A safety operation was immediately put in place, with the road closed to motorists and a number of local residents evacuated from their homes overnight. The ATO determined that the object may have been a viable explosive device before carrying out the controlled explosion, allowing residents to return to their homes on Sunday morning.
Detective Sergeant Reid described the incident as an "extremely distressing experience for residents" who had to deal with the fear of a device in their community alongside the discomfort and inconvenience of being put out of their homes. The device has been taken away for further examination.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them on 101, quoting reference number 1410 of 02/08/25. Information can also be submitted online via the non-emergency reporting form on the PSNI website or anonymously to www.crimestoppers-uk.org/ on 0800 555 111.
The alert began after police received a report of the object outside a residential property at around 7.20pm on Saturday, 2nd August.
A safety operation was immediately put in place, with the road closed to motorists and a number of local residents evacuated from their homes overnight. The ATO determined that the object may have been a viable explosive device before carrying out the controlled explosion, allowing residents to return to their homes on Sunday morning.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them on 101, quoting reference number 1410 of 02/08/25. Information can also be submitted online via the non-emergency reporting form on the PSNI website or anonymously to www.crimestoppers-uk.org/ on 0800 555 111.
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