Two men have been arrested after a car was hijacked at gunpoint near a church outside Omagh.
Police said the security alert at the weekend caused disruption to the local communityThe motorist was held at gunpoint by three masked men and forced to drive a suspicious object to a police station at about 22:00 BST on Saturday.
Following a search in Omagh on Sunday, a 56-year-old man was arrested. A further search in Strabane led to a 29-year-old man being arrested.Both search and arrest operations were carried out under the Terrorism Act.'Shouldn't be going on'Sunday Mass was cancelled at the nearby St Mary's Church as a result of the incident, while police searched the grounds.
Speaking following the security alert, Fr Eugene Hasson from St Mary's said it "shouldn't be going on at all" and was "very disruptive to people".Image source,Mass was cancelled at St Mary's Church in Drumragh on Sunday morning as a result of a security alert There was also a security alert around the police station on the Derry Road in Omagh, with several homes evacuated on Saturday night.
Police Service of Northern Ireland Insp Will Brown said the incident caused disruption to the local community.Related Topics
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