Antrim security alert ends

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Tuesday, 17 September 2019 06:39

By Hannah Spratt @Radio_han

Police and Army bomb disposal officers at the scene of the suspect device near Antrim police Station the discovery was made shortly after 9pm on Monday night.Pic by Steven McAuley

By Q Radio News

A security alert in Antrim has now ended.

It's after a suspicous object was spotted in the Dublin Road area last night, close to the police station.

An item has been taken away for forensic examination, and residents have been able to return to their homes.

The Dublin Road, Antrim has reopened following a report of a suspicious object in the area last night. Police have finished at the scene & the object has been taken away for further forensic examinations. Residents evacuated from their properties have returned to their homes.
— Police Service NI (@PoliceServiceNI) September 17, 2019