Q Newsdesk
Police are at the scene of two separate security alerts in Ballymena and Newtownbutler, following the discovery of suspicious objects.
In Ballymena, houses have been evacuated in the Ross Meadows area.
Rosses Meadows and Rosses Lane areas have been closed to traffic.
Police are currently at the scene of a security alert in the Rosses Meadows area of Ballymena following the discovery of a suspicious object this morning.
— PSNI M&EA District (@PSNIMEADistrict) 23 June 2019
Rosses Meadows and Rosses Lane are closed to traffic and a number of houses have been evacuated.
Meanwhile in Newtownbutler police are carrying out investigations in the Wattlebridge Road area.
The B533 Road Southbound has also been closed.
Police currently dealing with a security alert in the Wattlebridge Road area,Newtownbutler following a report of a suspicious object found in the vicinity of Wattlebridge. The B533 Road heading southbound is closed & motorists advised to avoid the area, seeking alternative routes
— PSNI (@PoliceServiceNI) 23 June 2019
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