Police attacked at security alert in Lurgan

A short BBC report notes

A blast bomb and petrol bombs have been thrown at police dealing with a security alert in Lurgan, County Armagh.

A number of other missiles have been thrown at officers at the scene of the alert in Lake Street. There are no reports of any injuries Six police officers suffered minor injuries.

Update UTV adds that riot police have been deployed. Further I’ve amended the quote to reflect the updated BBC report

Police have advised people to avoid the area.

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