Dozens of homes were been evacuated in Derry – Londonderry due to a security alert.
Police say a suspicious object discovered in the Farmhill area of Foyle Springs on Friday morning, was a hoax.
It’s understood that army bomb experts arrived at the scene shortly before midday and carried out a controlled explosion on the object.
Army bomb squad at the scene of a security alert in Derry pic.twitter.com/DEAUCLNPiZ
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The Area was cordoned off, but has since been re-opened.
Independent Councillor Darren O'Reilly said many residents were forced to stay with nearby family:
Police say, that ATO examined the device and declared it a hoax. Families have been allowed to return to their homes.
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