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A security alert near the Queen Elizabeth Bridge in Belfast caused major disruption to rush hour traffic.A security alert near the Queen Elizabeth Bridge in Belfast caused major disruption to rush hour traffic.
Army bomb experts were sent to examine a suspicious device, which was found on nearby Middlepath Street on Wednesday afternoon. Army bomb experts were sent to examine a suspicious device found on Middlepath Street on Wednesday afternoon.
Both the bridge and Middlepath Street have been closed, along with Sydenham Road and Station Street - towards the Odyssey. The police said the object, which was discovered at the base of a fly-over, was found to be "non-suspicious".
Diversions have been put in place at Donegall Quay. Both the bridge and Middlepath Street have since been reopened, along with Sydenham Road and Station Street.