Suspected firearm recovered in Co Tyrone security alert

Suspected firearm recovered in Co Tyrone security alert
A security alert in Co Tyrone has ended (Niall Carson/PA Wire)

A suspected firearm has been recovered following a security alert in Co Tyrone.

Police said the security alert in the Cookstown area ended on Monday evening.
A number of properties were evacuated in the Drum Road area after officers received a report of a suspicious object shortly before 10am on Monday.

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