Video: Elaborate hoax sparks Magherafelt security alert

A suspicious device at Magherafelt was sparked by an elaborate hoax.

It is understood the object was found in a ditch at the junction of Tobermore Road with Hospital Road earlier this morning, causing disruption to motorists.

“ATO have finished at the scene and the object has been declared an elaborate hoax,” said a PSNI spokesperson.

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