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Houses evacuated due to Tandragee bomb alert Tandragee residents return as alert declared hoax
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A number of houses have been evacuated due to a bomb alert in County Armagh. A bomb alert which led to a number of houses being evacuated in County Armagh has been declared an elaborate hoax.
Army bomb experts have been sent to examine a suspicious object on the Laurelvale Road in Tandragee. Army bomb experts were sent to examine a suspicious object on the Laurelvale Road in Tandragee.
The Laurelvale Road is closed between its junctions with Mullavilly Road and Tannaghmore Road and diversions are in place. Tandragee Recreational Centre was made available for any residents who had to leave their houses.
Tandragee Recreational Centre has been made available for any residents who have had to leave their houses. All roads reopened on Thursday evening and residents were able to return to their homes.