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| East Belfast: Security alert at Newtownards Road Alliance party offices | East Belfast: Security alert at Newtownards Road Alliance party offices |
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| A security alert is underway after the discovery of a suspicious object at Alliance party offices in east Belfast. | A security alert is underway after the discovery of a suspicious object at Alliance party offices in east Belfast. |
| It was found at about 22:00 GMT on Wednesday. | It was found at about 22:00 GMT on Wednesday. |
| The Newtownards Road between the Holywood Road and Grampian Avenue has been closed. | The Newtownards Road between the Holywood Road and Grampian Avenue has been closed. |
| Army bomb disposal experts are at the scene. | Army bomb disposal experts are at the scene. |
| East Belfast MP Naomi Long has condemned the discovery outside her constituency office. | |
| "This incident is yet another senseless attack on the whole community, with the business and residential life of the local area again subjected to unnecessary disruption," she said. | |
| "While we are still gathering all the information around this latest discovery, I would ask anyone with information to contact the PSNI immediately. | |
| "This is the second threat we have received in east Belfast this week, but the message is clear, those who continue to engage in bully-style tactics to target the Alliance party will never deter us from delivering the shared future everyone in east Belfast deserves," she added. |