23/05/2005
Residents return home following bomb alert
Residents in the Waterside area of Londonderry have returned to their homes following a bomb alert on Monday morning.
A suspicious device was found in the Gelvin Gardens area at about 6am. It is not yet clear whether the device contained any explosive, however, residents were immediately moved from their homes to a nearby school.
Part of Trench Road was closed for a time but this has now been reopened.
Elsewhere in Londonderry, a number of cars have been damaged by a large crowd at the weekend.
Up to 40 people are thought to have been behind the attacks which saw 14 cars damaged and the front door of a house kicked in at around 1.30am on Sunday.
No-one was injured during the incident however police have appealed for any witnesses to contact them at Strand Road on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
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A suspicious device was found in the Gelvin Gardens area at about 6am. It is not yet clear whether the device contained any explosive, however, residents were immediately moved from their homes to a nearby school.
Part of Trench Road was closed for a time but this has now been reopened.
Elsewhere in Londonderry, a number of cars have been damaged by a large crowd at the weekend.
Up to 40 people are thought to have been behind the attacks which saw 14 cars damaged and the front door of a house kicked in at around 1.30am on Sunday.
No-one was injured during the incident however police have appealed for any witnesses to contact them at Strand Road on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
(MB)
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