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)
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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