Items were found outside houses in Derry on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of several properties

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A man is due in court on Monday charged with communicating false information causing a bomb hoax after suspect devices were found outside houses in Derry on Sunday morning.

Residents in several properties were evacuated while an area close to the city’s police station on Strand Road was among those affected by the disruption.

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The 39-year-old is further charged with placing an article causing a bomb hoax, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said.

No link to terrorism or the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in the city on Thursday evening has been suggested.

During Sunday’s alert, a section of the Strand Road was closed to traffic. Police later confirmed alerts on Insicarn Road and Harty Court ended.

Suspicious objects discovered in both areas were examined by ammunition technical officers who declared them to be non-viable devices.

The charged man is due before magistrates in Derry.