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Rail line is closed in bomb alert | Rail line is closed in bomb alert |
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Part of the railway line in Belfast has been closed and a number of homes have been evacuated due to a bomb alert. | Part of the railway line in Belfast has been closed and a number of homes have been evacuated due to a bomb alert. |
Army bomb disposal officers are examining a suspicious object that was found in Donegall Avenue in the south of the city. | Army bomb disposal officers are examining a suspicious object that was found in Donegall Avenue in the south of the city. |
The road is closed, and part of the Donegall Road has also been sealed off between Empire Street and Roden Street. | |
The train line is closed between Great Victoria Street station and Adelaide halt. | The train line is closed between Great Victoria Street station and Adelaide halt. |
Translink said passengers travelling on 10:35 GMT Enterprise train service from Belfast Central to Dublin Connolly would be taken to Newry by bus. | |
The alert follows the discovery of a viable pipe bomb close to the same area at about 19:00 GMT on Friday night. | The alert follows the discovery of a viable pipe bomb close to the same area at about 19:00 GMT on Friday night. |
Police have appealed for information about the device which was found on the Westlink, close to the footbridge at Roden Street. | Police have appealed for information about the device which was found on the Westlink, close to the footbridge at Roden Street. |