'˜Suspicious items' found in Lurgan graveyard, PSNI said

A number of suspicious items were found by police searching a Lurgan graveyard yesterday.
PSNI at a security alert at St Coleman's Graveyard in Lurgan today Thursday 30-6-16PSNI at a security alert at St Coleman's Graveyard in Lurgan today Thursday 30-6-16
PSNI at a security alert at St Coleman's Graveyard in Lurgan today Thursday 30-6-16

The PSNI had sealed off St Coleman’s Cemetery on the North Circular Road from early yesterday morning.

Today a PSNI spokesperson said: “A security alert at a cemetery on the North Circular Road area of Lurgan ended on the evening of Thursday 30 June.

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“A number of suspicious items were recovered during the alert and have been taken away for further examination.”

Detective Inspector Andy Workman from PSNI Serious Crime Branch said: ”Three further searches were carried out at addresses in the Lurgan and Armagh areas. A number of items were seized in these searches and have also been taken away for further examination.”

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