Police investigate 'bomb' warning

The police have asked people in Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh, to be "extremely cautious" after they received a bomb warning.

An anonymous caller claimed a device had been fired at police at some stage in the last 48 hours but it had failed to explode.

Officers are now searching for the device on waste ground and have warned residents to be cautious.

They have also asked the caller to contact them with more details.

Chief Superintendent Michael Skuce, commander for the area, said those that had "fired the device in an attempt to murder police officers had no regard for their own community".

"Leaving such a potentially deadly device on open ground where anyone could come in contact with it is totally irresponsible , especially bearing in mind that the school Christmas holidays are starting today," he said.