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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)
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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