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A security alert in the Carrive Road area of Silverbridge has come to an end, with road closures in the area now lifted. A controlled explosion was carried out on what police say was a viable device.
A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with the incident and remains in police custody assisting with enquiries.
Sergeant Macdonald said officers attended a property in the area shortly after 8.45am earlier today 5 September, where a suspicious device was located. The area was closed to road users and members of the public at the time, with a number of diversions put in place.
Ammunition technical officers attended the scene and carried out a controlled explosion on the device, which was deemed to be viable.
Enquiries into the incident are ongoing, and police have appealed to anyone with information that could assist to contact officers via 101, quoting reference number 339 of 05/09/26.
