Belfast-Dublin rail line closed after blasts heard
The cross-border rail link between Belfast and Dublin has been closed after several explosions were heard in the vicinity of the line.
A security operation was mounted at first light to try to pinpoint the seat of the explosions, close to the border town of Newry in County Down.
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