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Second security alert is a hoax | |
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A Belfast city centre street has been reopened after a security alert was declared a hoax. | |
Bedford Street was closed for a second time on Wednesday evening when police were called to business premises. | |
Initially, Bedford Street was closed after police received reports of a suspicious object around Windsor House. | 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. | 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. |