Trains halted by bomb warnings

Rail services between Dublin and Belfast faced disruption again last night after two telephone bomb warnings

Rail services between Dublin and Belfast faced disruption again last night after two telephone bomb warnings. Services were halted between Portadown and Lurgan, Co Armagh, and passengers were bussed from Belfast to Newry, Co Down, for the train to Dublin.

Meanwhile, security forces have seized three explosive devices and ammunition at a road junction near Ballyclare, Co Antrim.

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