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10/10/2008
Suspicious Device Declared A Hoax
A suspicious device found in the grounds of a school in west Belfast has been declared a hoax.
Army experts were called to St Colm's High School at Summerhill Drive this morning after the caretaker came across the device.
Police cordoned off the scene and the principal sent the children home for the day as soon as the device was discovered.
The road has now been re-opened.
(CD/JM)
Army experts were called to St Colm's High School at Summerhill Drive this morning after the caretaker came across the device.
Police cordoned off the scene and the principal sent the children home for the day as soon as the device was discovered.
The road has now been re-opened.
(CD/JM)
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