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City security alert 'crude hoax' Warning after roadside bomb calls
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A security alert which closed a road in west Belfast has ended and been declared a hoax. Police are continuing to warn people in the Wattlebridge area of Fermanagh not to approach unknown or suspect objects.
The Whiterock Road was closed after a suspicious object was discovered tied to the gates of Whiterock Leisure Centre. Calls made to a Belfast radio station on Sunday claiming to be from a terrorist group said two bombs had been abandoned on roadsides.
The Army bomb squad was sent to the scene and examined the object. A police spokesman said given previous incidents in the border area, "a measured response is being prepared".
A police spokesman said they declared it a "crude hoax". Meanwhile, a bomb alert which closed west Belfast's Whiterock road has ended and been declared a "crude hoax".
It started after a suspicious object was discovered tied to the gates of Whiterock Leisure Centre.
Commenting on the Fermanagh alert, which is near Newtownbutler, a police spokesman said: "We would ask for the patience and support of the local community in this operation.
"We have to assess the risks to the community and to police officers. Among these are that while the terrorists have claimed to have abandoned two devices, there is always the possibility that others have also been left.
"In view of all the factors that have to be weighed up, we cannot give a timescale for this operation."