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Rail line is closed in bomb alert Viable bomb found in Belfast security alert
(about 3 hours later)
Part of the railway line in Belfast has been closed and a number of homes have been evacuated due to a bomb alert. Police have said a "small, viable explosive device" has been found during a security alert in south Belfast.
Army bomb disposal officers are examining a suspicious object that was found in Donegall Avenue in the south of the city. Part of the railway line was closed and a number of homes were evacuated after the device was found in in Donegall Avenue on Saturday.
The road is closed, and part of the Donegall Road has also been sealed off between Empire Street and Roden Street. Army bomb disposal officers were called to the scene and they have taken it away for further examination.
The train line is closed between Great Victoria Street station and Adelaide halt. All roads in the area have been reopened and residents have been allowed to return to their houses.
Earlier on Saturday, the train line was closed between Great Victoria Street station and Adelaide halt due to the alert.
Translink said passengers travelling on 10:35 GMT Enterprise train service from Belfast Central to Dublin Connolly would be taken to Newry by bus.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. Meanwhile, another viable pipe bomb was found 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 discovered on the Westlink, close to the footbridge at Roden Street.