by Gráinne Connolly
A security alert is underway in the Falcarragh Drive area in west Belfast.
It follows the discovery of a suspicious object which is currently being examined.
A number of homes have been evacuated and the street has been cordoned off at its junctions with Suffolk Road and Kerrykeel Gardens.

(Falcarragh Drive, Belfast - Google Maps image)
A number of homes have been evacuated in Falcarragh Drive, west Belfast due to the ongoing security alert. The street has been cordoned off at it's junctions with Suffolk Road and Kerrykeel Gardens.
— Police Service NI (@PoliceServiceNI) October 20, 2019
(Bomb disposal teams on scene at the alert in Falcarragh Drive area - Photo Alan Lewis)
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