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Pipe bomb found at police station | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A pipe bomb has been found in the grounds of a County Tyrone police station, the police have said. | |
The device, described as "viable", was found in the grounds of Castlederg police station at about 1300 BST and made safe by Army bomb experts. | |
It is believed to have been thrown into the grounds early on Saturday. A number of items were removed for examination. | |
Earlier, three suspicious objects found in County Londonderry were declared to be hoaxes. | |
Residents were evacuated after an object was discovered at Mussenden Road in Articlave and Temple Bar in Castlerock. | Residents were evacuated after an object was discovered at Mussenden Road in Articlave and Temple Bar in Castlerock. |
A security alert at Freehall Park in Castlerock was also later declared a hoax, a PSNI spokesman said. | A security alert at Freehall Park in Castlerock was also later declared a hoax, a PSNI spokesman said. |
The railway line between Coleraine and Derry was closed for a time but has now reopened. | The railway line between Coleraine and Derry was closed for a time but has now reopened. |
A police spokesman said it appeared objects had been placed on the windowsills of the houses. | A police spokesman said it appeared objects had been placed on the windowsills of the houses. |