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| Three men held in Northern Ireland bomb scare | Three men held in Northern Ireland bomb scare |
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| Three men have been arrested in Northern Ireland after police foiled what is believed to be a planned bomb attack by dissident republicans. | Three men have been arrested in Northern Ireland after police foiled what is believed to be a planned bomb attack by dissident republicans. |
| Police Service of Northern Ireland officers rammed a van close to Derry city centre in an apparent undercover operation. | Police Service of Northern Ireland officers rammed a van close to Derry city centre in an apparent undercover operation. |
| Two men were detained at the scene and a third was held later in follow-up searches. | Two men were detained at the scene and a third was held later in follow-up searches. |
| It is not known what type of device was found in the van – one report claimed it was a mortar bomb – but sources claimed it was "significant". | It is not known what type of device was found in the van – one report claimed it was a mortar bomb – but sources claimed it was "significant". |
| More than 100 homes had to be evacuated when the police moved in on the vehicle close to the junction of Letterkenny Road and Foyle Road. | More than 100 homes had to be evacuated when the police moved in on the vehicle close to the junction of Letterkenny Road and Foyle Road. |
| Several people who had to leave their homes on Sunday night were elderly, and a security operation was still going on early on Monday morning. | Several people who had to leave their homes on Sunday night were elderly, and a security operation was still going on early on Monday morning. |
| The three men in custody are all in their 30s. | The three men in custody are all in their 30s. |
| Dissident republicans opposed to Sinn Féin's peace process strategy have been under 24-hour police surveillance amid fears of new attacks in Derry, this year's UK City of Culture. | Dissident republicans opposed to Sinn Féin's peace process strategy have been under 24-hour police surveillance amid fears of new attacks in Derry, this year's UK City of Culture. |
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