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Police officer may have been target of bomb hoax

BBC A police car is parked in front of a police cordon. a number of homes can be seen in the background, as can a number of parked carsBBC
A number of homes were evacuated and roads closed

A serving police officer may have been the target of a hoax bomb alert, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said.

A suspect device was found at Evish Square in Strabane, County Tyrone, shortly after 09:00 BST on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, the police said one line of enquiry was that the hoax device was directed at a property frequented by a serving officer.

A 39-year-old man arrested in Wednesday in Strabane has been released on bail to allow for further enquiries.

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The suspect device was discovered at Evish Square, Strabane

Officers also seized a vehicle and other items during a search in the town.

A number of homes were evacuated and roads closed during Tuesday's alert which ended at around 21:30 BST on Tuesday.

Army bomb disposal experts examined the device and later declared it a hoax.

It is the third serious incident in the area in the last three years.