Northern Ireland

Arm na Poblachta reissue warning over Derry device

Arm na Poblachta has warned that a device has been left near Paddock Lane in Derry
Arm na Poblachta has warned that a device has been left near Paddock Lane in Derry

REPUBLICAN group Arm na Poblachta has issued a fresh warning that a device has been left in Derry.

Last month the organisation claimed that a device left at a roadside in the 'Ballyarnett Road' area had failed to detonate.

In its latest statement the group has provided specific details about where the object is claimed to have been placed.

It is understood that members of the clergy and a politician have also been provided with information about the location of the device.

The object is said to have been left close to Paddock Lane, a private development off the Racecourse Road.

The area is close to Ballyarnett Country Park and a short distance from Steelstown Brian Ógs GAC.

A spokeswoman for the PSNI last night urged anyone in the Ballyarnet district of Derry "who come across or notice any suspicious objects in the Racecourse Road/Paddock Lane area not to touch them following a report to police that a device had been left in the area".

The spokeswoman added that "officers are currently making a number of enquiries into the report".

Arm na Poblachta first issued a statement about the device last month claiming that several warnings had also been issued at that time, including one to a local priest.

At the time Chief Superintendent Darrin Jones said police had carried out searches via air and land "in a bid to establish the location of these reported items".

He said that nothing had been located adding that "the community and people travelling through the area "should be mindful of their own personal safety".