{"id":9364,"date":"2019-09-08T07:44:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T11:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9364"},"modified":"2019-09-08T10:45:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T14:45:28","slug":"man-arrested-after-bomb-found-in-strabane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9364","title":{"rendered":"Man Arrested After Bomb Found in Strabane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/psnilogoPA_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/psnilogoPA_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/psnilogoPA_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Police have confirmed that a bomb was found following a security alert in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered in Strabane, Co Tyrone, on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>During the alert, in the highly residential and built-up Church View area of the border town, residents were evacuated from their homes as Army bomb experts investigated.<\/p>\n<p>A man was arrested under the Terrorism Act in the early hours of Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Political representatives condemned the alert, in which pensioners forced were to leave their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Local Sinn F\u00e9in MP \u00d3rfhlaith Begley said: \u201cThis security alert in the Church View area of Strabane has brought nothing but disruption to the local community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People have had to leave their homes as a result of this security alert and have been severely inconvenienced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose behind this alert have nothing to offer the people of Strabane and have no support.<\/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-9364\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9364&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-9364\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9364&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-9364\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9364&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=9364\" 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>Police have confirmed that a bomb was found following a security alert in Northern Ireland. The improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered in Strabane, Co Tyrone, on Saturday morning. 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