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Strabane: Families leave homes in Ballycolman bomb alert Strabane: Families leave homes in Ballycolman bomb alert
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A number of families have been forced to leave their homes overnight following a bomb alert in County Tyrone. A bomb alert in County Tyrone which forced a number of families to leave their homes overnight has ended.
Police and the Army were called to examine a suspicious vehicle in the Ballycolman estate in Strabane.Police and the Army were called to examine a suspicious vehicle in the Ballycolman estate in Strabane.
The alert began late on Monday evening and the security forces remain at the scene.The alert began late on Monday evening and the security forces remain at the scene.
In March a bomb was found at Strabane Golf Club at Ballycolman Road. In March a bomb was found at Strabane Golf Club at Ballycolman Road. Police said it was an attempt to draw them into the area.
Police said this was an attempt to draw them into the area and that they were the intended targets.
In November 2013, a police patrol was targeted in a pipe bomb attack in the Ballycolman estate.In November 2013, a police patrol was targeted in a pipe bomb attack in the Ballycolman estate.