A viable pipe bomb type device was discovered during a security alert on the Foreglen Road in Dungiven on July 17.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland attended the scene and confirmed the device was viable.

Sinn Fein councillor Kathleen McGurk said the incident had caused significant disruption and distress for the local community. She described leaving such devices as dangerous and disgraceful, adding there was no place for this kind of behaviour in today’s society.

Councillor McGurk urged anyone with information to contact the PSNI.