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Maurice Fitzmaurice

Portadown alert: Police clearing pedestrians from Bridge Street area

Police are clearing an area in Portadown this evening after a World War Two grenade was found.

The PSNI are asking pedestrians to avoid the tow path area at Bridge Street in the town. The path runs along side the Bann. It is unclear where exactly the grenade was found.

In a brief statement, a police spokesman said: “Pedestrians are asked to avoid the tow path area at Bridge Street, Portadown due to what is believed to be a historic piece of munition - a WW2 grenade - that has been discovered this evening, Tuesday August 30th.”

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