Bomb hoaxes in NMDD drops

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The number of hoax bomb alerts in Newry, Mourne and Down has fallen.

Thirteen were recorded in Newry Mourne and Down in 2016, compared with 16 the previous year.

The data, from a Freedom of Information request, showed that no viable devices were recorded in the district last year.

That's compared with two in 2015.

PSNI Statistics show that one person was injured as a result of a bombing incident in the Newry, Mourne and Down district in 2015.

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