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| Part of Malone Road in south Belfast reopens following alert | |
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| Part of south Belfast's Malone Road has reopened following a security alert on Tuedsay. | |
| The road was closed between Adelaide Park and Cranmore Park. | |
| In a separate alert a controlled explosion was carried out on an object in the Redburn area of Holywood. It was found to be "nothing untoward". | |
| 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. | 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. | 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, which had been hijacked just after midnight in the Lenadoon area of west Belfast. | Army bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion on the vehicle, which had been hijacked just after midnight in the Lenadoon area of west Belfast. |
| Hillview Road, the Crumlin Road, Oldpark Road and Tennent Street have all reopened. | Hillview Road, the Crumlin Road, Oldpark Road and Tennent Street have all 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." | "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. |