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22/08/2014
Security Alert In West Belfast Ends
A security alert in west Belfast involving an abandoned stolen car has ended, police have said.
A section of the Falls Road in the west of the city had been closed from around 5.30pm on Thursday in relation to the alert.
Police have said a "suspicious vehicle" was being checked, but "nothing untoward" was found.
The road had been closed between Whiterock Road and Glen Road, with motorists being diverted away from the area. No homes were evacuated.
The car at the centre of the alert was reported stolen on Thursday. It was involved in a collision with another vehicle but the occupants in the stolen car then fled the scene. A woman and child were in the other vehicle and they were taken to hospital following the crash. Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
(JP/MH)
A section of the Falls Road in the west of the city had been closed from around 5.30pm on Thursday in relation to the alert.
Police have said a "suspicious vehicle" was being checked, but "nothing untoward" was found.
The road had been closed between Whiterock Road and Glen Road, with motorists being diverted away from the area. No homes were evacuated.
The car at the centre of the alert was reported stolen on Thursday. It was involved in a collision with another vehicle but the occupants in the stolen car then fled the scene. A woman and child were in the other vehicle and they were taken to hospital following the crash. Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
(JP/MH)
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