THE village of Newtownbutler came to a standstill yesterday (Tuesday) after PSNI began a search operation for a suspicious device in the Wattlebridge area.
Motorists were asked to use alternative routes after PSNI and Gardai closed the Wattlebridge Road and Cavan Road, in a cross border investigation.
A security alert was received seven days ago, shortly before republican paramilitaries claimed they had fired a high powered Dragunon sniper rifle at a Police helicopter, at the Wattlebridge Road on Thursday.
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