17/04/2015

Security Alert In South Belfast Declared A Hoax

A security alert in south Belfast has been declared a "hoax".

Army bomb experts and police attended the scene at Windsor Drive on Friday morning.

A controlled explosion was carried out on a suspicious device but was declared a hoax.

All roads in the area have reopened.

(CD/MH)

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