Police cordoned off an area of Crossgar on Saturday morning A pipe bomb has been discovered in a County Down village after a security alert on Saturday.People living near the scene of the alert at Drumnaconagher Road, Crossgar, were asked to leave their homes after a suspicious object was found.
Army bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion and confirmed it was a pipe bomb.
Meanwhile, the Army removed a suspected firearm at Blackstown Road in Crumlin on Friday evening.
A police spokesperson said the item was found wrapped in bed linen.
