Pipe bomb defused after being found in Newtownards

The alert was raised at approximately 11pm on Friday.

Police said the pipe bomb was successfully defused (Liam McBurney/PA)

Detectives are appealing for information after a pipe bomb was discovered at the front of a property in Newtownards.

The device, which was determined to be viable, was successfully defused by an ammunition technical officer (ATO) at the property in Ardmillan Crescent.