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| Street closed for second alert | |
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| There has been another security alert on the same Belfast city centre street. | |
| The police were called to business premises on Bedford Street on Wednesday evening, only hours after a previous alert was called off. | |
| Initially, Bedford Street was closed after police received reports of a suspicious object around Windsor House. | |
| Earlier on Wednesday an alert in west Belfast's Twinbrook estate was declared 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. | 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. |