Magilligan: Security alert ends as nothing untoward found
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The alert was in the Point Road area of Magilligan
A security alert in Magilligan, County Londonderry, has ended with nothing untoward being found, police have said.
Point Road was closed on Friday morning amid an investigation into reports of a suspicious device.
Motorists and members of the public were asked to avoid the area as police conducted a public safety operation.
A ferry service between Magilligan Point and Greencastle, County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland, was also disrupted for a time.
A spokesperson for Lough Foyle ferries told BBC News NI sailings were suspended from 09:30 BST until shortly after 10am before normal service resumed.
The PSNI have removed an object, which they said was nothing untoward, and thanked local residents for their patience and understanding.