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| Up to 12 families have been moved from their homes in Fermanagh following warnings about abandoned bombs. | Up to 12 families have been moved from their homes in Fermanagh following warnings about abandoned bombs. |
| Houses in the Lisnaskea Road area of Roslea were evacuated early on Wednesday morning. | Houses in the Lisnaskea Road area of Roslea were evacuated early on Wednesday morning. |
| Police said there had been a number of warnings about explosive devices being abandoned in the area in recent weeks. | Police said there had been a number of warnings about explosive devices being abandoned in the area in recent weeks. |
| The discovery of a 600lb bomb in south Armagh last week underlined the need for "a careful and controlled response," they said. | The discovery of a 600lb bomb in south Armagh last week underlined the need for "a careful and controlled response," they said. |
| Oliver Wilson, the manager of the nearby Share Centre, has offered shelter to those put out of their homes. | |
| "These are neighbours of ours and so, what we would say is, if any of those people don't have a home for the next night or so, until this matter has been resolved, we would be very keen to offer them whatever support we can. | |
| "We would have accommodation here that we're quite happy to make available to them at this very difficult time," he said. | |
| Local councillor Harold Andrews said he received an early morning phone call about a bomb. | |
| "The caller said it was somewhere on the B36 at Roslea and about a mile out on the main Lisnaskea to Rosslea Road." | |
| In a statement, police said the B36 between Roslea and Dresternan would be closed to traffic and diversions were in place. | In a statement, police said the B36 between Roslea and Dresternan would be closed to traffic and diversions were in place. |
| They said a search was necessary because of "a small number of criminals who appear intent on disrupting the lives of businesses and residents of the area". | They said a search was necessary because of "a small number of criminals who appear intent on disrupting the lives of businesses and residents of the area". |