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Part of Malone Road in south Belfast closed in alert | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
Part of the Malone Road in south Belfast has been closed due to a security alert. | |
The road is closed between the junctions of Adelaide Park and Cranmore Park. There are no further details. | |
Earlier, a number of families in north Belfast who had to to leave their homes because of an early morning security alert were allowed to return. | |
It began at about 03.40 BST on Tuesday after police found an abandoned car on Hillview Road, just off Crumlin Road. | |
Army bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion on the vehicle. | Army bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion on the vehicle. |
Hillview Road remains closed. The Crumlin Road, Oldpark Road and Tennent Street have reopened. | |
DUP councillor Brian Kingston visited the scene of the alert earlier. | 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. | "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. | 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. | He said around 40 residents "of all ages" had availed of the facilities. |