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Viable device found at a Belfast airport

Belfast - Device discovered in car
Belfast - Device discovered in car

A viable device has been found in a vehicle at a Belfast International airport.

An area of the long-stay car park, where the car was found, was sealed off for a time, but has since re-opened.

A number of items were taken away for examination.

Police gave the all clear shortly before 2am and the airport is functioning normally.

Elsewhere, a viable device found in Lurgan, Co Armagh, contained more than 40kg of homemade explosives.

Police said the device had the capability to cause destruction and injury.

It was found in a beer keg in the Tullydagan Road area on Friday and was made safe last night.