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British army bomb disposal experts have found two viable devices in separate parts of Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours, it was confirmed tonight.

A bomb was discovered in a hedge near Jonesboro, Co Armagh, while a device was also discovered in north Belfast.

The Armagh security alert which began yesterday is still in place and the Finnegans Road and Molly Road have been cordoned off while the device is removed.

Police in Belfast have urged the public to be vigilant and report any suspicious finds after a device found in the north of the city was also described as a viable device.

A security alert began in the Silverstream Road area, Belfast, yesterday morning after a suspicious object was found outside a house.

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