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Security alert near Newry

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There were long delays on A1 Newry road as British army technical officers dealt with a security alert today.

A stretch of the A1 Newry road between Jonesborough and the Cloghogue roundabout was closed off.

The alarm was raised after a suspicious vehicle was left parked under a bridge close to the border.

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Traffic was diverted off the A1 at Jonesborough and onto the old Dublin/Newry road during the alert.

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