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# Security Alert

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# Hoax
Passenger arrested for writing Ebola on an Aer Lingus coffee cup
Two female passengers and a male passenger were arrested at the scene.
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Oct 30th 2014, 5:05 PM
# catch em all
Man with Pikachu hat and teddy arrested after hopping White House fence
Reports that Bulbasaur was seen in the Obamas’ shrubbery were unfounded.
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Sep 12th 2014, 10:53 PM
# Security Alert
Second bomb hoax in Derry in 48 hours after van hijacked and ordered to drive to city centre
The driver abandoned the van at Fanad Drive where he alerted police.
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Aug 22nd 2014, 8:42 AM
# Security Alert
No injuries as car bomb explodes in Derry estate
The PSNI say that that the explosion took place at Carrickreagh Gardens at about 10.4o pm last night.
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Mar 27th 2014, 8:10 AM
# Investigation
'Elaborate hoax' in Northern Ireland as three devices found overnight
The PSNI is investigating after the suspicious devices were discovered off one Derry road.
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Nov 22nd 2013, 7:59 AM
# Northern Ireland
Suspect package found at Stormont, hours after Belfast court evacuated
Police are investigating the possibility of a second suspect package.
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Oct 30th 2013, 12:22 PM
# Northern Ireland
Police find large stash of guns and ammunition in Belfast
The semi-automatic handguns and more than 800 rounds of ammunition were reportedly found buried in the ground.
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Aug 24th 2013, 4:50 PM
# Pipe Bomb
Pipe bomb found in Strabane, an hour north of the G8 summit
The bomb was found just 80km north of Lough Erne in Enniskillen where world leaders are meeting for the annual G8 summit.
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Jun 18th 2013, 2:17 PM
# Security Alert
Explosive device made safe after Rathmines housing estate sealed off
A security alert forced the shut down of the Cowper Downs estate this morning.
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Jun 11th 2013, 12:15 PM
# Security Alert
Viable device discovered in Belfast neighbourhood
Two suspicious objects were discovered in the area, one of which was confirmed to be a viable pipe bomb.
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May 8th 2013, 8:41 AM
# Northern Ireland
Primary school evacuated in east Belfast after security alert
The PSNI has closed off part of Belvoir Drive in the east of the city this morning.
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Apr 26th 2013, 9:46 AM
# Boston
LIVE: Authorities intercept flight leaving Boston in security alert
The US Airways flight to Philadelphia has been grounded and evacuated. No reason has been disclosed as of yet.
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Apr 16th 2013, 4:18 PM
# Security Alert
Ballymena suspicious object an ‘elaborate hoax’
The PSNI said that a number of controlled explosions were carried out by an army bomb squad.
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Apr 10th 2013, 11:23 AM
# Belfast
Belfast suspicious device under investigation
The device was found in a busy area of North Belfast.
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Apr 1st 2013, 11:20 AM
# Security Alert
Security alert ongoing in Fermanagh village after report of suspect device
Police received a report that a device had been abandoned in the area last night.
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Mar 27th 2013, 6:09 PM
# PSNI
Road closed in Belfast security alert
The army bomb squad have been tasked to the scene.
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Mar 22nd 2013, 2:54 PM
# Security Alerts
Updated: Roads closed and trains disrupted in two Belfast security alerts
The alert at Finaghy Road North has been declared as an “elaborate hoax”, the other at Ligoniel Road is ongoing.
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Mar 11th 2013, 1:00 PM
# Security Alerts
PSNI believe explosion in Antrim linked to dissident terrorist activity
Meanwhile, detectives from PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch are currently attending to another security alert in the same area.
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Feb 28th 2013, 3:18 PM
# Northern Ireland
Viable 'pipe bomb' found in Belfast
The object has been taken away for further tests.
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Jan 8th 2013, 9:19 PM
# Northern Ireland
Police attending security alert in Derry city
A bomb disposal unit has been dispatched to Drumleck Drive in the north of the city after a suspicious device was found.
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Dec 29th 2012, 11:50 AM
# Northern Ireland
Homes evacuated after security alert in Lurgan
Police in Northern Ireland say they are currently attending the security alert in the Toberhewny Hall area of Lurgan in Co Armagh.
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Dec 26th 2012, 5:07 PM
# Belfast
Pipe bomb found outside Belfast house
The PSNI said the viable pipe bomb was found in the garden of the house at Northwick Drive.
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Nov 23rd 2012, 9:02 PM
# device
Army bomb disposal teams called to three incidents today
Improvised explosive devices were found in Bray, Co Wicklow and in Athy, Co Kildare.
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Nov 19th 2012, 9:05 PM
# Northern Ireland
Security alert in Derry after discovery of suspicious device
Police have sealed off part of a road in the city following the discovery of a suspicious device.
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Sep 8th 2012, 6:02 PM
# Security Alert
Army bomb disposal team called out to fourth alert today
Suspicious device discovered in Sallynoggin, Dublin.
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Aug 21st 2012, 5:21 PM
# Security Alert
Belfast homes evacuated over suspicious object
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Aug 21st 2012, 3:59 PM
# Evacuation
Around 100 West Belfast homes evacuated
Evacuations are to ‘ensure safety of local community’ as PSNI investigate reported mortar attack and shot fired at police vehicle.
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Aug 3rd 2012, 8:04 AM
# Northern Ireland
Investigation into 'pipe bomb type device' outside police station
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland are also investigating a suspected mortar attack and a shot fired last Friday in the Glen Road area.
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Aug 1st 2012, 8:54 AM
# Security Alert
Disruption to Dublin-Belfast trains due to Lurgan security alert
Army ammunitions officers have been sent to the line at Lurgan, after a suspicious device was spotted there overnight.
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May 4th 2012, 7:39 AM
# Northern Ireland
Suspicious object found in Armagh hours before Patrick's Day parade
The object has been declared a hoax by the PSNI after a controlled explosion was carried out. Some homes were evacuated during the security alert.
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Mar 17th 2012, 5:59 PM
# Strabane
Suspicious object discovered in Strabane
For the second time in two days, Army Technical Officers have been called to investigate an object in the Co Tyrone town.
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Mar 6th 2012, 12:36 PM
# Belfast
Device discovered in north Belfast
A number of homes were evacuated in the Brookvale Avenue area this morning.
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Mar 6th 2012, 11:23 AM
# Strabane
Suspicious object in Strabane an “elaborate hoax”
A controlled explosion was carried out in the Ballycolman area today.
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Mar 5th 2012, 2:48 PM
# White House
Video: Smoke bomb sparks White House lockdown
Hundreds of Occupy protesters had gathered outside of the gates after marching on the US Capitol.
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Jan 18th 2012, 8:45 AM
# Belfast
Viable device found in Belfast
Blackdam Court residents were evacuated after the device was discovered in a car yesterday afternoon.
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Jan 6th 2012, 7:28 AM
# Security Alert
Dublin-Belfast resume following earlier NI bomb alert
A suspicious package was been found on the Lisburn Road in Belfast, close to the train line running between the city and Dublin.
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Oct 7th 2011, 10:42 AM
# Security Alert
Three men arrested following two security alerts in Northern Ireland
Delays have been caused to transport links following the discovery of suspect devices on the outskirts of Derry and in Newry.
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Sep 26th 2011, 9:19 PM
# Security Alert
Security alert in Antrim following hoax bomb warning
The PSNI had received a phone call this morning, warning that a bomb was in the area. It has since been declared a hoax
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Aug 28th 2011, 5:35 PM
# Bomb Scare
Bank bomb in Newry defused by army squad
Two masked men entered a branch of Santander bank, dropped the device and issued threats before escaping.
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Aug 22nd 2011, 6:20 PM
# Security Alert
'Corroded' munitions discovered during Dublin renovations
The army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit was called to the scene off the North Strand Road earlier today.
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Aug 17th 2011, 4:45 PM
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