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Device found in north Belfast security alert | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A security alert in north Belfast that resulted in 30 homes being evacuated has ended. | |
Army bomb experts attended the alert in the Alliance Avenue area and there was a controlled explosion. | |
Police say the alert began on Tuesday as part of follow-up enquiries into reports on Monday afternoon of shots being heard in the area. | Police say the alert began on Tuesday as part of follow-up enquiries into reports on Monday afternoon of shots being heard in the area. |
Holes were discovered in the window of a property in the area and police later found a viable device there. | |
Alliance Avenue was closed to traffic between Etna Drive and Berwick Road. All roads have now reopened. | |
The Ardoyne Community Centre was made available to residents who have now been allowed to return to their homes. |