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23/01/2007
Security alerts in Belfast end
Security alerts in Belfast have ended after two suspect packages proved to be hoaxes.
Diversions were put in place at Donegal Square North in Belfast city centre while a suspicious package discovered in a car parked in the area was examined.
Police were also called to an alert in the Woodstock Road area of east Belfast, after a suspicious package was found in the street.
Both alerts have now ended, but bus services may take some time to be restored fully.
(EF/SP)
Diversions were put in place at Donegal Square North in Belfast city centre while a suspicious package discovered in a car parked in the area was examined.
Police were also called to an alert in the Woodstock Road area of east Belfast, after a suspicious package was found in the street.
Both alerts have now ended, but bus services may take some time to be restored fully.
(EF/SP)
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