Police dealing with ongoing security alert as public urged to avoid area

The public have been advised to avoid the area of a security alert in South Armagh.The security alert is in place in the Carrive Road area of Silverbridge.The incident began at around 12 noon on Saturday.Landmark court judgement could help end scourge of scramblers on Northern Ireland streetsOpens in new windowTyrone SFC: Teague feels Dromore must be wary of resurgent Carrickmore side in championship openerOpens in new windowThe alert is ongoing, and the police are at the scene. Police have put diversions in place and have advised road users in the area to take other routes.It is currently unknown what the nature of the incident is.A PSNI spokesperson said: “An update will follow in due course.”