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| Alert at Co Tyrone police station | |
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| Army bomb experts have been called to examine the abandoned van | Army bomb experts have been called to examine the abandoned van |
| A van has been abandoned outside the police station in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone. | A van has been abandoned outside the police station in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone. |
| Army technical officers have been called to examine the vehicle which was left outside the building on the Dungannon Road. | Army technical officers have been called to examine the vehicle which was left outside the building on the Dungannon Road. |
| 350 people living close by have had to leave their homes. | |
| Police are asking members of the public and motorists to avoid the Aughnacloy area. | Police are asking members of the public and motorists to avoid the Aughnacloy area. |
| Dungannon Road and Main Street have been cordoned off. | |
| Other agencies are assisting the PSNI to clear the area around the police station. | |
| Local DUP councillor Sammy Brush is at the scene. | |
| "There is nothing getting in, or out, of the vicinity of the police station. | |
| "There's a white Ford transit van parked in front of the police station." | |
| Mr Brush said residents have been moved to nearby halls for the night. | |
| "We can open all the halls that are needed. We have the facilities to open them. | |
| "We wouldn't have beds in them but we have seats and things like that. | |
| "It looks like it's going to be a long night and probably these people are going to be out for some considerable time," he said. | |
| "Everything seems to be fairly well organised. There's no panic. | |
| "There's a little bit of anger and disbelief but I suppose the longer this goes on, the feelings will probably get stronger." |