07/04/2016

Suspicious Object Found In Co Antrim Sparks Security Alert

A suspicious object discovered in Co Antrim on Wednesday evening was a firework.

Emergency services and army bomb disposal experts attended the scene in the Cambridge Avenue area in Ballymena after the discovery sparked a security alert.

Cambridge Avenue was closed and the object was declared to be a firework.

The road has been re-opened.

The object has been removed for further examination.

(CD/JP)

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