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22/08/2011
Newry Santander Bank Device 'Viable'
A bomb alert in Newry caused by a device left in a Santander branch in the city's Marcus Square has ended.
It began after masked men entered the bank, dropped a bag and issued a 45-minute warning on Monday morning.
The area is now returning to normal after the Army made the viable device safe with a call from the PSNI for information also being issued to help aid their investigation.
Earlier, the Market Square area of Newry had been evacuated during the security alert.
The Mall was closed and police also cleared Hill Street.
Marcus Square, Needham Bridge and Hill Street in the city were also closed and parts of Water Street and Trevor Hill cordoned off too.
It looked like a copycat incident after a bomb thrown by masked men exploded in a Santander bank in Londonderry in May - causing extensive damage - but no injuries.
That branch had only recently reopened for business after being repaired.
Local reports this morning indicated that two masked men entered the bank premises in Hill Street in the border city of Newry and left a holdall.
One man, who was carrying the bag, issued a 45-minute warning.
Elsewhere, a separate security alert is continuing in Ballymoney after the discovery of a suspicious package in the town.
The object was found on Ozone Avenue in the town on Monday morning.
Army bomb experts are currently at the scene and a number of residents have been evacuated from their homes.
Ozone Avenue and Meeting House Street have been closed.
(BMcC/GK)
It began after masked men entered the bank, dropped a bag and issued a 45-minute warning on Monday morning.
The area is now returning to normal after the Army made the viable device safe with a call from the PSNI for information also being issued to help aid their investigation.
Earlier, the Market Square area of Newry had been evacuated during the security alert.
The Mall was closed and police also cleared Hill Street.
Marcus Square, Needham Bridge and Hill Street in the city were also closed and parts of Water Street and Trevor Hill cordoned off too.
It looked like a copycat incident after a bomb thrown by masked men exploded in a Santander bank in Londonderry in May - causing extensive damage - but no injuries.
That branch had only recently reopened for business after being repaired.
Local reports this morning indicated that two masked men entered the bank premises in Hill Street in the border city of Newry and left a holdall.
One man, who was carrying the bag, issued a 45-minute warning.
Elsewhere, a separate security alert is continuing in Ballymoney after the discovery of a suspicious package in the town.
The object was found on Ozone Avenue in the town on Monday morning.
Army bomb experts are currently at the scene and a number of residents have been evacuated from their homes.
Ozone Avenue and Meeting House Street have been closed.
(BMcC/GK)
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