{"id":1445,"date":"2018-04-29T17:12:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T22:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2018-04-30T08:13:56","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T13:13:56","slug":"explosive-device-found-in-police-raid-in-tyrone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1445","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Explosive Device&#8217; Found in Police Raid in Tyrone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/psnilogoPA_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/psnilogoPA_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/psnilogoPA_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>A viable explosive device has been found during a police raid linked to dissident republican activity in Co Tyrone.<\/p>\n<p>Ten houses in Strabane&#8217;s Drumrallagh estate had to be evacuated during the security alert which lasted for several hours today.<\/p>\n<p>Army bomb experts were called to defuse the device.<\/p>\n<p>Three men aged 43, 45 and 77 were arrested at the scene under the Terrorism Act and have been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite in Belfast for questioning.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said: &#8220;Fortunately this device was found and made safe before it could cause any harm, however, it clearly shows the intent of those individuals to kill or seriously injure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have absolutely no regard for the safety of local residents in the Drumrallagh area. People involved in hiding bombs want to cause harm, they don&#8217;t care who gets killed or injured.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Police have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1445\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1445&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1445\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1445&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-1445\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1445&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1445\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viable explosive device has been found during a police raid linked to dissident republican activity in Co Tyrone. Ten houses in Strabane&#8217;s Drumrallagh estate had to be evacuated during the security alert which lasted for several hours today. 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