PSNI invesgtigate Lurgan pipe bomb

The Police Service of Northern Ireland are investigating the discovery of a pipe bomb under a child's trampoline at a house in…

The Police Service of Northern Ireland are investigating the discovery of a pipe bomb under a child's trampoline at a house in Co Armagh.

The device was found under a child's trampoline in the front garden of a house in Lurgan last night.

A number of houses had to be evacuated following the discovery of the device shortly before 1am.

The PSNI said police and fire service personnel were called to a car fire at Princeton Avenue in the town when officers discovered the pipe bomb.

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The device was made safe and removed from the scene for examination.

Detectives in Lurgan are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.