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| Object found in Currynierin, Derry, bomb alert | Object found in Currynierin, Derry, bomb alert |
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| A suspicious object has been found during a bomb alert on a Londonderry housing estate. | |
| A number of homes have been evacuated in Currynierin. The object will be examined in daylight. | |
| Parts of Ardmore Road and the estate are closed to traffic. | |
| Police said they received calls to say a bomb had been left in a laneway at the entrance to the estate. Ch Insp Tony Callaghan said they were treating the claims "with utmost seriousness". | |
| Army bomb disposal experts are at the scene. | Army bomb disposal experts are at the scene. |
| "We can't be sure of the level of risk, nor can we ignore the possibility that other devices have been left," Ch Insp Callaghan said. | "We can't be sure of the level of risk, nor can we ignore the possibility that other devices have been left," Ch Insp Callaghan said. |
| "Our priority is to keep people safe, and, bearing in mind the background of other incidents in the city in recent months, we cannot be specific on how long this situation will persist." | "Our priority is to keep people safe, and, bearing in mind the background of other incidents in the city in recent months, we cannot be specific on how long this situation will persist." |