Army technical officers tasked to pub bomb alert: PSNI
Police are dealing with a suspicious object discovered in the upstairs area of a bar in Stanley's Walk in the city.
Army Technical Officers has been tasked to the scene, police say.
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Hide AdElsewhere in the city a Sinn Fin councillor has condemned those responsible for leaving a hoax device in the Ballymagroarty area overnight.
Councillor Billy Page said the hoax caused widespread disruption and forced residents to leave their homes in the early hours of the morning.
"I condemn those who left this device in the O'Connor Court area which caused only hardship to the local population," he said.
"We had families out of their homes all night ,some had to stay with relatives and others even had to sleep in their cars overnight.
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Hide Ad"This was very upsetting for many of the elderly residents and those with young families.
"It is obvious that the people behind such hoax devices are out of touch with the will of the vast majority of the people of Derry who want to move forward without this type of disruption."