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04/09/2015
L'Derry Security Alert 'Elaborate Hoax'
A security alert in L'Derry has been declared an 'elaborate hoax'.
A suspicious object was found in the Oakvale Terrace area on Friday morning.
Residents had to be evacuated from their homes, while army bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on the object.
All roads have no been reopened and residents have returned to their homes.
(CD)
A suspicious object was found in the Oakvale Terrace area on Friday morning.
Residents had to be evacuated from their homes, while army bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on the object.
All roads have no been reopened and residents have returned to their homes.
(CD)
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