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Lurgan alert closes Belfast to Dublin railway line | Lurgan alert closes Belfast to Dublin railway line |
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A security alert in Lurgan, County Armagh, that closed part of the Belfast to Dublin railway line has been continuing overnight. | A security alert in Lurgan, County Armagh, that closed part of the Belfast to Dublin railway line has been continuing overnight. |
Police said on Wednesday evening they were investigating suspicious activity around the Bells Row crossing at the town's Antrim Road. | Police said on Wednesday evening they were investigating suspicious activity around the Bells Row crossing at the town's Antrim Road. |
A bus service between Lisburn and Moira is operating for train passengers, and Translink said delays were expected. | |
The Antrim Road and Cornakinnegar Road remain closed at the railway crossing. | The Antrim Road and Cornakinnegar Road remain closed at the railway crossing. |
The deputy mayor of Craigavon, Sinn Féin's Catherine Seeley, condemned those behind the alert. | The deputy mayor of Craigavon, Sinn Féin's Catherine Seeley, condemned those behind the alert. |
"This is another attack on the local community and on commuters travelling to and from Belfast," she said. | "This is another attack on the local community and on commuters travelling to and from Belfast," she said. |
"Those responsible should be under no doubt that it has done nothing except disrupt the lives of people going about their daily business." | "Those responsible should be under no doubt that it has done nothing except disrupt the lives of people going about their daily business." |