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Wed 01 Jan 2009PSNI investigates Co Down bomb alert
Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a suspicious device in Co Down after receiving a bomb warning last night.
The Burrenreagh Road in Castlewellan has been closed following the telephone threat, with part of the Dublin Road also sealed off.
The roads were closed after a suspicious vehicle was discovered, and diversions have been put in place.
People are being asked to avoid the area, and police have called on the public to report anything suspicious.
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