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22/07/2019
Homes Evacuated As Security Alert Sparked In West Belfast
Residents were evacuated from their homes earlier today, Monday 22 July, after a security alert was sparked in west Belfast.
The police operation, which has now ended, saw roads closed and cordons erected at Glenalina Road and Glenalina Crescent while officers dealt with a suspicious object.
ATO examined the object before it was removed for further examination. All roads and have since reopened and residents allowed to return to their homes.
SDLP representative for the area Paul Doherty said the alert caused significant disruption for the local community. He commented this morning: "Once again a security alert in West Belfast has caused significant disruption for local people, forcing them from their homes first thing on a Monday morning."
Sinn Fein MLA Pat Sheehan added that the local community faced an inconvenience as the matter was dealt with.
(JG/CM)
The police operation, which has now ended, saw roads closed and cordons erected at Glenalina Road and Glenalina Crescent while officers dealt with a suspicious object.
ATO examined the object before it was removed for further examination. All roads and have since reopened and residents allowed to return to their homes.
SDLP representative for the area Paul Doherty said the alert caused significant disruption for the local community. He commented this morning: "Once again a security alert in West Belfast has caused significant disruption for local people, forcing them from their homes first thing on a Monday morning."
Sinn Fein MLA Pat Sheehan added that the local community faced an inconvenience as the matter was dealt with.
(JG/CM)
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