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Armagh
Device made safe in Lurgan
Residents were forced to evacuate their homes last night as PSNI officers worked to make a viable device safe.
POLICE IN THE North have confirmed that they have made a viable device safe in Lurgan, Co Armagh.
The PSNI said that the device posed a significant threat, and contained over 40 kg of explosives, RTÉ reports. A security alert was issued overnight in Lurgan, with residents from the Tullydagan Road area evacuating their homes, reports The Belfast Telegraph.
A police spokeswoman told the Telegraph: “We understand that the families are staying with family members.”
Meanwhile, a security alert has been lifted at Belfast International Airport.
PSNI officers gave the all-clear at 2am last night after examining a suspect vehicle parked in the airport’s long stay car park.
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