Third security alert in street in eight months

People in Omagh have been forced to leave their homes due to a security alert following the discovery of a suspicious device.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said cordons had been put in place in Culmore Park in the County Tyrone town and has asked people to avoid the area.

A community centre has been opened to accommodate people who have had to leave their homes.

It is the third security alert at Culmore Park in the space of eight months after a suspicious object was found there in September and later in February.