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14/09/2016
Security Alert In North Belfast Declared A 'Hoax'
A security alert in north Belfast has been declared a hoax.
Residents were evacuated from their homes after a suspicious object was discovered in the Mount Vernon area at around 8pm on Tuesday, 13 September.
Police and army bomb experts attended the scene which was later declared a hoax.
Residents have since returned to their homes and police said they are following a "definite line of enquiry."
(CD/JP)
Residents were evacuated from their homes after a suspicious object was discovered in the Mount Vernon area at around 8pm on Tuesday, 13 September.
Police and army bomb experts attended the scene which was later declared a hoax.
Residents have since returned to their homes and police said they are following a "definite line of enquiry."
(CD/JP)
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