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La polizia ritiene che un incendio sia stato appiccato di proposito per attirare gli agenti in trappola a Keady

Continua lo stato di allerta a Keady dopo il ritrovamento, ieri, di un barile di birra con cavi sporgenti.
Indagine ancora in pieno svolgimento e blocco stradale tutt’ora in vigore.
Gli investigatori stanno indagando anche su un incendio che credono essere di natura dolosa, dopo che un tratto di recinzione nell’area in cui è in vigore lo stato di allerta, è stato dato alle fiamme.
La PSNI è alla ricerca di testimoni che abbiano assistito all’incendio o che abbiano notato particolari veicoli nella zona.

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Arson to ‘lure’ police to Keady bomb (U TV)
Police believe an arson attack may have been used in a bid to lure officers to the scene of a suspected bomb find in Keady, south Armagh.
The security alert in the Castleblayney Road area is still ongoing, after a member of the public found a beer keg with wires sticking out of it on Tuesday morning.
A five-mile stretch of the road was closed and the surrounding area cordoned off, with a number of properties evacuated. Six families remain out of their homes.
Police have asked residents for their “patience and support” as the cross-border security operation continues.
Detectives are now also investigating a fire they believe to have been started deliberately after a section of fencing was set alight in a field in the area.
The incident was dealt with by the Fire Service.
Police want to speak to anyone who saw the fire or any vehicles in the area at the time.
Local SDLP councillor Thomas O’Hanlon said the Castleblaney Road was a key cross-border route whose closure was “bad for business and bad for the people of Keady”.
“Yet again a suspected bomb has been planted on the Castleblaney Road in Keady in an attempt to terrorise people in this area,” he said.
“This has resulted in major distress among residents – 30 of whom have had to evacuate their homes – and has caused serious inconvenience to local traders that have also had to flee their premises.”
The SDLP representative added: “Those responsible for planting this bomb are seeking to fill what they see as the void left when the Provisional IRA went political.
“However that void can only be filled by an accountable police service working closely with the community.”
DUP MLA William Irwin has appealed for information.
“The security forces are only as good as the information they receive and I think it is vital that any information that people have on the ground or anything suspicious is reported to police.
“I think as long as these people remain at large there is no doubt that they are capable of murder and mayhem,” he told UTV.
Meanwhile a 39-year-old man has been arrested on Wednesday over an attempted mortar bomb attack on the same Keady police station last February.