Bones found at landfill site

Remains, believed to be human bones, have been found at a landfill site in Ballynahinch, Co Down

Remains, believed to be human bones, have been found at a landfill site in Ballynahinch, Co Down. They were discovered among a load which had been taken from a Belfast city centre construction site.

The building site near the new Laganbank concert hall and the Co Down site were sealed off by the RUC on Monday afternoon following the find.

The bones were being examined by forensic experts yesterday.

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