Homes evacuated overnight after pipe bomb found in Crumlin

More than 40 homes were evacuated in Crumlin in Co Antrim overnight after a pipe bomb was found.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Mar 2016, 12:07 BST
Updated 10th Mar 2016, 12:11 BST
Police and ATO dealing with a pipe bomb in the Ballydonaghy Meadows area of Crumlin on March 09, 2016Police and ATO dealing with a pipe bomb in the Ballydonaghy Meadows area of Crumlin on March 09, 2016
Police and ATO dealing with a pipe bomb in the Ballydonaghy Meadows area of Crumlin on March 09, 2016

Homes in Ballydonaghy Meadows were evacuated in a security alert that began around 9.30pm.

The operation ended during the early hours of this morning as residents were allowed back to their homes and roads were reopened.

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The device was found by a local man who was walking his dog in the area.

Six families were given shelter in a nearby community centre while Army bomb disposal officers dealt with the pipe bomb.

Local Sinn Féin councillor Anne-Marie Logue said it caused serious disruption for young families and elderly people who were out of their houses for hours.

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