A security alert was continuing in Co Derry last night after the discovery of a viable device.
A call was made to a charity claiming an explosive device had been left in the Carnanbane Road area of Feeny.
Police yesterday warned members of the public to be vigilant as the PSNI and British army carried out searches of the remote area.
Roads were closed during the operation and the PSNI helicopter carried out sweeps of the district.
A controlled explosion was carried out on the device, with the alert expected to continue into today.
It came days after the republican group Óglaigh na hÉireann claimed it had left a bomb in the nearby Drumsurn area of Co Derry earlier this month.
It is believed British soldiers who previously used the area for training may have been the target.
It was claimed that the bomb had been left in the area for five weeks and previous warnings were ignored.
It is understood the same codeword was used to warn that a device was left in the Feeny area.
Sinn Féin councillor Sean McGlinchey last night said it was time for a process to encourage armed republican groups to end their campaigns.
“If someone would sit down and bring someone in with credibility and try and open talks with these people and try and move forward,” he said.
Appealing for information, Superintendent John Magill said the latest alert caused disruption to the local community.
“People are trying to go about their day to day lives,” he said.
“They are trying to get children to school, visit elderly relatives and go about their working week.
“The last thing people need is the recklessness and disruption created by these incidents.”
Meanwhile, police are investigating the cause of a loud bang which caused damage to a house in Co Down.
The noise was reported at the rear of a house at Main Street in Carrowdore at around 3.20am on Wednesday.
Police said damage was caused to windows, an oil tank and the rear door of the property occupied by a couple in their 60s.
