Published Date:
16 November 2008
Security alerts at Newry, Cookstown and Strabane are causing disruption today.
Two main roads have been closed overnight during an ongoing security alert in the Newry area.
The dual carriageway between Newry and Warrenpoint and the Old Warrenpoint Road are both closed to traffic.
Police have asked residents to be vigilant and not to go near anything that looks suspicious.
Residents at Burns Road in Cookstown have been moved from their homes while the Army examines a suspicious object. The road there has been closed also.
In Strabane several houses have been evacuated at St Colman's Drive area as searches are carried out.
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Last Updated:
16 November 2008 12:59 PM
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Source:
n/a
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Location:
Belfast
