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Residents return after bomb find Residents return after bomb find
(about 9 hours later)
A security operation in Keady, County Armagh, is continuing following the discovery of a viable mortar bomb. A security operation close to a police station in Keady, County Armagh, has ended following the discovery of a viable mortar bomb.
Police say the "vast majority" of people moved from their homes as a result of the bomb returned to their homes on Sunday afternoon. The alert began early on Friday morning after a suspicious van was abandoned in Davis Street.
However, a number of road closures remain in place. About 40 people who were evacuated from their homes as a result of the bomb have been allowed to return.
Residents had been out of their homes for a second night following the discovery of the bomb in a van near Keady police station on Friday. The device was made safe by Army experts on Sunday and it has since been taken away for further examination.
Earlier on Sunday, Sinn Fein councillor Darren McNally claimed police had not kept local people informed. Sinn Fein councillor Darren McNally said police should have done more to keep people informed.
"The police have been very slow to get information on to the ground with local people," he said."The police have been very slow to get information on to the ground with local people," he said.
"The community does not know what is happening.""The community does not know what is happening."
But PSNI Chief Superintendent Alasdair Robinson said police understood the frustration of residents and were doing "their utmost" to ensure the area was safe so they could return to their homes. But PSNI Chief Superintendent Alasdair Robinson said police understood the frustration of residents and had done "their utmost" to ensure the area was safe.
"It must be remembered that it is the people who abandoned this device who have put the lives of local people in danger and who have caused disruption and upset to the community," he said."It must be remembered that it is the people who abandoned this device who have put the lives of local people in danger and who have caused disruption and upset to the community," he said.
"Facilities and accommodation have been arranged by the appropriate agencies for residents who have been evacuated.""Facilities and accommodation have been arranged by the appropriate agencies for residents who have been evacuated."
The security alert began in Keady on Friday morning after a suspicious vehicle was abandoned in Davis Street.
The viable device was made safe and removed from the van for further examination.
Police said the device "had the potential to cause death or serious injury".Police said the device "had the potential to cause death or serious injury".
No organisation has claimed responsibility for the mortar bomb, but dissident republicans are suspected to be behind it.No organisation has claimed responsibility for the mortar bomb, but dissident republicans are suspected to be behind it.