Man arrested following multiple security alerts in Derry-Londonderry

Q Newsdesk

A 39 year old man has been arrested following a number of security alerts in Derry-Londonderry.

He's been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite in Belfast for questioning.

The security operation began this morning forcing police to close Iniscarn Road, Harty Court, Moss Park, and Strand Road.

A number of residents have been evacuated.

Police say the Iniscarn Road and Harty Court areas are now clear and people have been allowed to return home.

Strand Road and Moss Park remain closed.

A large area of Moss Park #Derry has also been evacuated this morning as police search a house in the area. A 39-year-old man has been arrested and say today’s bomb alerts which police say are not linked to the murder of Journalist Lyra McKee pic.twitter.com/pKH8Jg1pFo

— Leona O'Neill (@LeonaONeill1) 21 April 2019

Iniscarn Rd: Scene is now completely closed - all traffic can resume and everyone can return home

Harty Ct: Scene is scaled back - Aileach Road is now open but Harty Court itself is still closed.

Strand Rd: No change. Closed at Rock Road to Clarendon Street

Moss Pk: No change

— PSNI DC&S District (@PSNIDCSDistrict) 21 April 2019

Police say they're not making any links between today's security alerts and the murder of Lyra McKee in the city on Thursday.

Detectives also say they are treating the alerts as a criminal incident and not a terrorist related incident.