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Armed Hijackers Force Delivery Driver to Police Station

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In a late-night hijacking, a delivery driver was forced to drive to the police station with a suspicious object, leading to a town-wide lockdown in Lurgan, County Armagh. The incident, suspected to be linked to dissident republicans, resulted in road closures, evacuations, and a massive police operation. The community awaits normalcy as the investigation continues.

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Armed Hijackers Force Delivery Driver to Police Station

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Belfast News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Armed Hijackers Force Delivery Driver to Police Station. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On March 31st, late Monday night, around 1030 in Lurgen County, Armagh, a delivery driver faced a nightmare when armed hijackers forced him at. Gunpoint to drive his van straight to the local police station with a suspicious object inside. Police quickly locked down the area with a specialist terrorism unit taking charge of the probe, suspecting dissident Republican involvement based on the setup. Officials like Church Place, Market Street, and others got shut down tight, homes evacuated, and the town hall opened up as a shelter for displaced folks. Turning the town center into a no-go zone overnight. Just as Minister Naomi Long slammed it as a shameful attack putting lives at risk while politicians from all sides echoed the outrage, highlighting, the massive disruption to families and businesses. Cop secured the vehicle after a massive operation and commended the driver's quick thinking and alerting them, but the investigation rolls on with the community holding tight for normalcy to return soon. That's the story for today, Europe News Today, driven by AI.

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