North's pyre site dispute settled

A stand-off between Department of Agriculture officials in Northern Ireland and residents opposing attempts to exhume and burn buried sheep carcasses has been resolved, it was disclosed today.

North's pyre site dispute settled

A stand-off between Department of Agriculture officials in Northern Ireland and residents opposing attempts to exhume and burn buried sheep carcasses has been resolved, it was disclosed today.

Officials who dug up the animals’ remains at a site in Coagh, Co Tyrone amid fears they had been secretly buried after showing signs of the disease were last night prevented from setting them alight.

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