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| Army and police at security alert | Army and police at security alert |
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| Army technical officers and police are dealing with a security alert in Poleglass on the outskirts of Belfast. | Army technical officers and police are dealing with a security alert in Poleglass on the outskirts of Belfast. |
| Reports were received of a number of suspicious items in the Ardkeen Avenue area on Monday morning. | Reports were received of a number of suspicious items in the Ardkeen Avenue area on Monday morning. |
| It is understood a number of items have been located taped to lampposts. | It is understood a number of items have been located taped to lampposts. |
| A police spokesperson said the immediate area around Ardkeen Avenue and Ardkeen Drive had been cordoned off. | A police spokesperson said the immediate area around Ardkeen Avenue and Ardkeen Drive had been cordoned off. |
| SDLP Councillor Matthew McDermott has condemned those responsible for the alert | |
| He said: "At this stage the police are waiting on bomb disposal experts to check the devices and this is causing a major inconvenience to everyone in the area particularly families taking their children to school. | |
| "This is a sad reflection of the dark and gloomy days that we thought were in the past. | |
| "The people that carried this out really need to catch up. They have no support in the wider community." |