North: Bomb hoaxer fails to halt prison service celebration

A security alert today failed to disrupt celebrations granting the Freedom of the City of Lisburn to the Northern Ireland Prison Service.

Sat, 06 May, 2006 - 14:49

A security alert today failed to disrupt celebrations granting the Freedom of the City of Lisburn to the Northern Ireland Prison Service.

At least ten homes in the centre of the Co Antrim city were evacuated while army bomb disposal experts examined a suspect object in a city centre road following a telephone warning.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Co Antrim Place: Lisburn Place: Northern Ireland Person: Chief Superintendent Person: Ken Hennings Person: Director General of the Prison Service Person: Robin Masefield Person: Masefield Organisation: Northern Ireland Prison Service Organisation: Maze Prison

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