Security alert ends at Belfast City Cemetery following discovery of non-viable old munitions

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Tuesday, 9 June 2020 17:26

By Q Radio News.

A security alert at Belfast City Cemetery on the Falls Road has come to an end.

A police spokesperson said: "Police and ATO attended the scene after a suspicious object was discovered in the cemetery grounds on Tuesday afternoon.

"The object was examined at the scene and has been described as old munitions which are in a non-viable state.

"Further examinations of items recovered will be carried out in due course. Police cordons inside the cemetery have been removed.

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