16/09/2014
Security Alert Ends At QUB Campus
A security alert was started at Queen's University on Monday night following the discovery of a suitcase on the campus.
The alert also led to a pharmaceutical conference being abandoned at the venue.
Health Minister Edwin Poots has been due to host the conference at the university's Great Hall, where 19 international firms were to attend.
Army technical officers attended the scene, but "nothing untoward" was found during the investigation.
(MH/JP)
The alert also led to a pharmaceutical conference being abandoned at the venue.
Health Minister Edwin Poots has been due to host the conference at the university's Great Hall, where 19 international firms were to attend.
Army technical officers attended the scene, but "nothing untoward" was found during the investigation.
(MH/JP)
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