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Police investigating alley blast Police investigating alley blast
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Police are investigating a blast in an alleyway in south Belfast.Police are investigating a blast in an alleyway in south Belfast.
A noise was heard from an alleyway in Rutland Street off the Ormeau Road just after 2200 GMT on Wednesday.A noise was heard from an alleyway in Rutland Street off the Ormeau Road just after 2200 GMT on Wednesday.
The Army were called to the scene and initial inquiries suggest that there had been a small explosion, caused by a device. There were no injuries.The Army were called to the scene and initial inquiries suggest that there had been a small explosion, caused by a device. There were no injuries.
Meanwhile, 14 houses in Dhu Varren, Portrush, have been evacuated while two suspicious objects at Glendrum Close are examined. In the Dhu Varren area of Portrush, a security alert has been declared a hoax. Fourteen houses at Glendrum Close were evacuated for a time.
The army carried out controlled explosions on a number of suspicious objects.