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| Village cordoned off over alert | Village cordoned off over alert |
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| A County Tyrone village remains closed to traffic because of an ongoing security alert. | A County Tyrone village remains closed to traffic because of an ongoing security alert. |
| Police said there was a telephone warning that a bomb had been left in a van on the bridge in Clady. | Police said there was a telephone warning that a bomb had been left in a van on the bridge in Clady. |
| According to local reports, people noticed a van parked on the Urney Road bridge with its hazard lights flashing at about 2100 BST on Wednesday. | |
| The police have closed a number of roads leading to the village, and diversions are in place. | The police have closed a number of roads leading to the village, and diversions are in place. |
| Independent councillor Gerard Foley was one of the first to come across the van. | Independent councillor Gerard Foley was one of the first to come across the van. |
| "We stood and looked at it for about ten or fifteen minutes and we said, there's something not right here," he said. | "We stood and looked at it for about ten or fifteen minutes and we said, there's something not right here," he said. |
| "So we cordoned off the street and put cones across the road, and then we phoned the police. | "So we cordoned off the street and put cones across the road, and then we phoned the police. |
| "There is no support in this community for what is happening, (people) don't want this in Clady at all." | "There is no support in this community for what is happening, (people) don't want this in Clady at all." |
| Ulster Unionist councillor Derek Hussey said he "unreservedly condemned" the disruption caused by the incident. | Ulster Unionist councillor Derek Hussey said he "unreservedly condemned" the disruption caused by the incident. |
| "The closure of a cross-border road has caused a great deal of traffic disruption. | "The closure of a cross-border road has caused a great deal of traffic disruption. |
| "An incident such as this only serves to heighten concerns within the community, particularly in the context of the recent dissident activity across the province," he said. | "An incident such as this only serves to heighten concerns within the community, particularly in the context of the recent dissident activity across the province," he said. |