Bomb alert on Dublin-Belfast railway line

Railway services between Dublin and Belfast have been disrupted following a security alert

Railway services between Dublin and Belfast have been disrupted following a security alert. RUC officers and British army personnel are inspecting the line between Lurgan and Moira following a telephoned bomb warning.

Travellers crossing the Border are being taken by bus between Newry and Belfast.

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