POLICE are currently dealing with a security alert in Co Derry.
It follows the discovery of a suspicious object on the Foreglen Road outside Dungiven.
Superintendent Jeremy Lindsay confirmed that officers are currently at the scene.
The PSNI say officers are working as quickly as possible to examine the object and ensure the area is safe.
The Foreglen Road has been closed from the Feeny Road junction to the Baranailt Road junction.
Diversions are also in place at Killunaght Road and Altmover Road.
Motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek an alternative route.
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