Updated: security alert in Antrim neighbourhood called off

Several houses were evacuated in the Donegore Drive area of Antrim this afternoon.

Updated 16.59 Saturday

POLICE IN ANTRIM have ended a security alert in the Donegore Drive area following the discovery of a “suspicious object”.

Ammunition Technical Officers (ATO) were tasked with dealing with the object this afternoon and several houses were evacuated.

After attending to the report, ATO declared the device as “nothing untoward”.

Residents have now been allowed to return to their homes.

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Updated: security alert in Antrim neighbourhood called off

Read: Pipe bomb found in Strabane, an hour north of the G8 summitRead: Explosive device made safe after Rathmines housing estate sealed offRead: Viable device discovered in Belfast neighbourhood

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Read: Pipe bomb found in Strabane, an hour north of the G8 summit
Read: Explosive device made safe after Rathmines housing estate sealed off
Read: Viable device discovered in Belfast neighbourhood