Northern Ireland

Newtownbutler security alert: Police search for 'device' in the Wattlebridge Road area

Police asked people "to be vigilant and not to touch any suspicious objects", but to contact police immediately.
Police asked people "to be vigilant and not to touch any suspicious objects", but to contact police immediately. Police asked people "to be vigilant and not to touch any suspicious objects", but to contact police immediately.

A security alert in the Wattlebridge Road area of Newtownbutler is ongoing following a report that some type of device has been left in the vicinity.

Police said they were working "to establish an exact location of any such device".

They asked people "to be vigilant and not to touch any suspicious objects", but to contact police immediately.

In August 2019, police said the Continuity IRA was behind an explosion which was a "deliberate attempt" to murder PSNI and Army officers near Wattlebridge.