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Army at scene of DIY store alert Pipe bomb found at DIY superstore
(about 4 hours later)
A security alert is under way at a DIY store in Newtownabbey. A pipe bomb has been recovered from a DIY superstore in Newtownabbey.
A suspicious object was found at the Homebase store, Longwood Road, at about 1330 BST on Saturday. The object was found at Homebase on the Longwood Road at about 1330 BST on Saturday afternoon.
Police have evacuated the store. Army technical officers have been called to the scene and are currently examining the object. Police evacuated the store while army technical officers moved in to examine the scene. The alert was over a short time later.
A police spokeswoman said there were no further details at present. Police confirmed that a viable pipe bomb was recovered but released no further details about the circumstances of the discovery.