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01/04/2009
Bangor Security Alert Declared 'Hoax'
Police have said a security alert in Co Down was a hoax.
Balloo Avenue in Bangor was evacuated this morning, following the discovery of a suspicious object.
The object was found at the site of engineering works in the rear yard of a DIY store. Army bomb disposals experts attended the scene in the west of the town, close to the Rathgael roundabout and the Department of Education's headquarters.
The alert was raised before 9am today, at lunch time the area was reopened
Meanwhile, the Antrim Road has been reopened, following a separate security alert.
The road was closed at Carlisle Circus and the junction at Duncairn Garden.
Police said device was not suspicious.
(PR/JM)
Balloo Avenue in Bangor was evacuated this morning, following the discovery of a suspicious object.
The object was found at the site of engineering works in the rear yard of a DIY store. Army bomb disposals experts attended the scene in the west of the town, close to the Rathgael roundabout and the Department of Education's headquarters.
The alert was raised before 9am today, at lunch time the area was reopened
Meanwhile, the Antrim Road has been reopened, following a separate security alert.
The road was closed at Carlisle Circus and the junction at Duncairn Garden.
Police said device was not suspicious.
(PR/JM)
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