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25/01/2019
County Down Security Alert Declared A Hoax
A security alert in Ballynahinch, County Down, has been declared a hoax.
Police and Army bomb experts were called to the Riverview Heights area following reports of a suspicious object at around 8pm on Thursday 24 January.
A number of homes were evacuated while the object was examined.
The alert was later declared a hoax and the police operation ended at around 10pm.
(JG/CM)
Police and Army bomb experts were called to the Riverview Heights area following reports of a suspicious object at around 8pm on Thursday 24 January.
A number of homes were evacuated while the object was examined.
The alert was later declared a hoax and the police operation ended at around 10pm.
(JG/CM)
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