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Caution urged in town bomb alert Town security alert declared hoax
(about 5 hours later)
People in Lurgan have been told to be on the alert after a telephoned bomb warning on Monday, police have said. A security alert in Lurgan, County Armagh has ended, the police have said.
Officers have been carrying out searches in the County Armagh town. Officers began to carry out searches and urge the public in the County Armagh town to be vigilant following a telephoned warning on Monday.
They appealed for anyone who spotted anything suspicious, particularly in the Church Walk, Wellington Street and North Street areas, to contact them. On Tuesday afternoon after nothing was found the alert was declared a hoax by the police.
Police also appealed for people in Newtownbutler to be on the alert after searches for an unexploded rocket propelled grenade proved fruitless. Police have also appealed for people in Newtownbutler to be on the alert after searches for an unexploded rocket propelled grenade proved fruitless.
On Friday, it was reported that an anonymous caller claimed a rocket had been fired at police "in the last 48 hours" but that it had failed to explode.On Friday, it was reported that an anonymous caller claimed a rocket had been fired at police "in the last 48 hours" but that it had failed to explode.
Police said the information provided in the telephone call was "imprecise" on the location of the device.Police said the information provided in the telephone call was "imprecise" on the location of the device.
"Suspicious objects should not be touched, instead the location should be reported to police," a police spokesperson said. "Suspicious objects should not be touched, instead the location should be reported to police," a spokesperson said.