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City centre security alert ends | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
A security alert in Belfast city centre has ended. | |
The police had closed Bedford Street after they received reports of a suspicious object around Windsor House on Wednesday afternoon. | |
Meanwhile, an alert in west Belfast's Twinbrook estate is over after several suspect objects were declared hoaxes. | Meanwhile, an alert in west Belfast's Twinbrook estate is over after several suspect objects were declared hoaxes. |
A number of controlled explosions were carried out during the alert. Homes in Summerhill Drive and nearby streets were evacuated on Wednesday morning. | |
One of the suspicious objects was in the grounds of St Colm's High School, the scene of several alerts this month. | One of the suspicious objects was in the grounds of St Colm's High School, the scene of several alerts this month. |
Sinn Féin assembly member Jennifer McCann said residents were upset at the disruption caused by the alert. | Sinn Féin assembly member Jennifer McCann said residents were upset at the disruption caused by the alert. |
"They're quite angry that someone is going about putting these devices in and around homes," she said. | "They're quite angry that someone is going about putting these devices in and around homes," she said. |