TOWN EVACUTED AS HOAX BOMB CALLS RETURN
Town evacuated as hoax bomb calls return
The centre of Omagh was sealed off for almost three hours yesterday afternoon following the latest bomb scare.
As the latest round of evidence into the 1998 bomb was being wound up for the day at nearby Omagh Leisure Centre, hoaxers forced the town to be cordoned off following a telephone warning.
Around 40 bomb scares have been made since the Market Street atrocity over two years ago, but yesterday's incident was the first in several weeks.
Shops and businesses were evacuated by police until the incident was declared a hoax just before 6pm.
The centre of Omagh was sealed off for almost three hours yesterday afternoon following the latest bomb scare.
As the latest round of evidence into the 1998 bomb was being wound up for the day at nearby Omagh Leisure Centre, hoaxers forced the town to be cordoned off following a telephone warning.
Around 40 bomb scares have been made since the Market Street atrocity over two years ago, but yesterday's incident was the first in several weeks.
Shops and businesses were evacuated by police until the incident was declared a hoax just before 6pm.
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Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
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Published Date: 14-Sep-00
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