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24/07/2018
Suspicious Object Found In Newtownabbey
A security alert is causing traffic delays in Newtownabbey.
A suspicious object was found in the Whitewell Road area this morning, Tuesday 24 July.
Police and army bomb disposal experts are at the scene.
Diversions have been put in place and motorists are being urged to avoid the area.
No further details have been released.
(CD/LM)
A suspicious object was found in the Whitewell Road area this morning, Tuesday 24 July.
Police and army bomb disposal experts are at the scene.
Diversions have been put in place and motorists are being urged to avoid the area.
No further details have been released.
(CD/LM)
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