Suspected pipe bomb stash found

The area has been cordoned off while the Army examine the scene

A number of buildings were evacuated for a time in Strabane after workmen found a suspected pipe bombs hidden in a plastic barrel buried in the ground.

Police said they believed the barrel was being used as a transit hide.

The Glenside Adult Training Centre and the district council offices at Derry Road have now reopened, and paramedics are back in a nearby ambulance station.

Army bomb experts have removed a number of items from the scene for further examination.