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26/08/2016
Viable Device Found In North Belfast Linked To Hate Crime
A viable device found during a security alert in north Belfast is believed to be linked to a hate crime.
Police and army bomb disposal experts attended the scene at Atlantic Avenue on Thursday, 25 August.
A number of residents were evacuated from their homes, however they have since returned.
Army experts declared the device viable and it has now been removed for forensic testing.
Police believe the device is linked to a hate crime attack in the area, where the window of a house was smashed by a rock.
Inspector David McBride said: "Police are currently investigating these incidents and I appeal for information from anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area between midnight and 9.30am this morning to contact Police at Tennent Street on the non-emergency number 101."
The road has been reopened and the alert has now ended.
(CD)
Police and army bomb disposal experts attended the scene at Atlantic Avenue on Thursday, 25 August.
A number of residents were evacuated from their homes, however they have since returned.
Army experts declared the device viable and it has now been removed for forensic testing.
Police believe the device is linked to a hate crime attack in the area, where the window of a house was smashed by a rock.
Inspector David McBride said: "Police are currently investigating these incidents and I appeal for information from anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area between midnight and 9.30am this morning to contact Police at Tennent Street on the non-emergency number 101."
The road has been reopened and the alert has now ended.
(CD)
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