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Part of Malone Road in south Belfast reopens following alert Pipe bomb found in Malone Road, Belfast, alert
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Part of south Belfast's Malone Road has reopened following a security alert on Tuedsay. A pipe bomb has been made safe by the Army during a security alert in south Belfast on Tuesday.
The road was closed between Adelaide Park and Cranmore Park. The device was found on the Malone Road. A controlled explosion was carried out on it.
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". The road was closed between Adelaide Park and Cranmore Park but has now reopened.
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. Controlled explosions were also carried out in two other alerts on Tuesday - in north Belfast and in Holywood. Both turned out to be hoaxes.
It began at about 03.40 BST on Tuesday after police found an abandoned car on Hillview Road, just off Crumlin Road. A number of families had to to leave their homes in the early hours of the morning due to the north Belfast alert.
It began at about 03.40 BST on Tuesday after police found an abandoned car on Hillview Road, just off the 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 were all closed for a time.
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."
Mr Kingston said Belfast City Council and Belfast Health Trust had established an emergency evacuation centre at Woodvale Community Centre. He said about 60 to 80 homes were affected occupied by residents "of all ages".
He said around 40 residents "of all ages" had availed of the facilities. 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".