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Homes evacuated in north Belfast alert Residents return home after north Belfast alert
(about 3 hours later)
A number of families in north Belfast have had to leave their homes in an early morning security alert. A number of families in north Belfast who had to to leave their homes because of an early morning security alert have been allowed to return.
It began at about 06:00 BST on Tuesday. It began at about 03.40 BST on Tuesday after police found an abandoned car on Hillview Road, just off the Crumlin Road.
Police are examining a suspicious vehicle on the Crumlin Road which has been closed between the Ardoyne shops and the Oldpark Road. Army bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion on the vehicle.
The Oldpark Road has been closed between the Crumlin Road and Rosapenna Street. Hillview Road remains closed. The Crumlin Road, Oldpark Road and Tennent Street have re-opened.
DUP councillor Brian Kingston visited the scene of the alert earlier.
"When the police examined it, they discovered a suspicious object in the back of the car, possibly a beer keg," he said.
"This then resulted in the security alert with the residents evacuated from their homes at around five o'clock this morning. I'd say around 60 to 80 houses are affected.
Mr Kingston said Belfast City Council and Belfast Health Trust had established an emergency evacuation centre at Woodvale Community Centre.
He said around 40 residents "of all ages" had availed of the facilities.