03/11/2020
Security Alert In L'Derry Declared 'Elaborate Hoax'
A security alert in L'Derry has now ended after it was declared an elaborate hoax.
A suspicious object was discovered on the Fairview Road in the Galliagh area on Monday, 02 November.
Army bomb experts attended the scene and examined the object.
It follows an earlier security alert near St Columb's College. The school and a number of homes were evacuated, however it was also declared an elaborate hoax.
A suspicious object was discovered on the Fairview Road in the Galliagh area on Monday, 02 November.
Army bomb experts attended the scene and examined the object.
It follows an earlier security alert near St Columb's College. The school and a number of homes were evacuated, however it was also declared an elaborate hoax.
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