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24/08/2016
'Nothing Untoward' Found In Co Antrim Security Alert
A security alert in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, has now ended.
Police and army bomb disposal experts attended the scene in the Castlemara Drive area just after 5pm on Tuesday, 23 August.
Nothing untoward was found, according to the police.
Residents have since returned to their homes.
(CD/MH)
Police and army bomb disposal experts attended the scene in the Castlemara Drive area just after 5pm on Tuesday, 23 August.
Nothing untoward was found, according to the police.
Residents have since returned to their homes.
(CD/MH)
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