Police security alert after finding suspicious object in Cookstown

A number of homes have been evacuated. Credit: PA

Police are currently in attendance at a security alert in the Millburn Close Area of Cookstown after a report that a suspicious object has been left in the area.

Cordons have been put in place and a number of homes have been evacuated.

Members of the public are being asked to avoid the area.

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