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15/07/2013
North Belfast Device 'Elaborate Hoax'
Homes were evacuated in north Belfast on Sunday following the discovery of suspicious object.
Stanhope Street was closed as Army bomb experts examined the device, it was later declared an "elaborate hoax".
The alert lasted for several hours, but residents were eventually allowed to the return to their homes, and the street was opened to traffic.
The device was removed for forensic examination.
(MH)
Stanhope Street was closed as Army bomb experts examined the device, it was later declared an "elaborate hoax".
The alert lasted for several hours, but residents were eventually allowed to the return to their homes, and the street was opened to traffic.
The device was removed for forensic examination.
(MH)
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