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| Lurgan alert closes Belfast to Dublin railway line | |
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| Part of the Belfast to Dublin railway line remains closed, as police investigate reports that a device has been left near the tracks. | |
| The security alert in Lurgan, County Armagh, is focused on the Bells Row railway crossing at Antrim Road. | The security alert in Lurgan, County Armagh, is focused on the Bells Row railway crossing at Antrim Road. |
| It began on Wednesday evening when suspicious activity was reported in the area, and continued overnight. | It began on Wednesday evening when suspicious activity was reported in the area, and continued overnight. |
| A bus service between Lisburn and Moira is operating for train passengers, and Translink said delays were expected. | A bus service between Lisburn and Moira is operating for train passengers, and Translink said delays were expected. |
| Ch Insp Paul Reid said the railway line would remain closed until the policing operation is completed. | Ch Insp Paul Reid said the railway line would remain closed until the policing operation is completed. |
| "Motorists in Lurgan are advised that the crossing at Bells Row will also remain closed for some time and they should avoid the Antrim Road and Cornakinnegar Road areas until further notice," he said. | "Motorists in Lurgan are advised that the crossing at Bells Row will also remain closed for some time and they should avoid the Antrim Road and Cornakinnegar Road areas until further notice," he said. |
| 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." |