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| Lampposts alert is declared hoax | |
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| A security alert in the Poleglass estate on the outskirts of west Belfast has been declared a hoax. | |
| The Army carried out two controlled explosions after a number of suspicious objects were discovered taped to lampposts. | |
| Reports were received about the items in the Ardcaoin Avenue area on Monday morning. | |
| Residents in Ardcaoin Avenue and Ardcaoin Drive have now been allowed back in their homes. | |
| SDLP councillor Matthew McDermott has condemned those responsible for the alert which was "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," he said. | "This is a sad reflection of the dark and gloomy days that we thought were in the past," he said. |
| "The people that carried this out really need to catch up. They have no support in the wider community." | "The people that carried this out really need to catch up. They have no support in the wider community." |
| Sinn Féin west Belfast MLA Jennifer McCann said: "Those responsible for these alerts offer nothing only disruption and devastation to the people." | |