A number of residents were evacuated from their Co Tyrone homes on Friday afternoon after a viable pipe bomb type device was found in the area.
Police and Ammunition Technical Officers attended the scene in the Millburn Close area of Cookstown following the discovery of a suspicious object shortly after midday. After examination, this was found to be a viable pipe bomb type device.
The security alert has now ended.
Security alert in Cookstown has ended after a viable pipe bomb type device was discovered in the Millburn Close area earlier today. pic.twitter.com/QboTy4ElNE
— Police Mid Ulster (@PSNIMidUlster) October 28, 2022
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Source: Belfast Times/Police Mid Ulster – Twitter