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Homes evacuated in security alert Twinbrook alert is declared hoax
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About 60 houses and flats on the outskirts of west Belfast have been evacuated due to a security alert in Twinbrook, police have said. A security alert in Twinbrook on the outskirts of west Belfast has been declared an elaborate hoax, the police have said.
A suspicious device was found outside a house in Summerhill Drive at about 1830 GMT. It had been left on the doorstep.A suspicious device was found outside a house in Summerhill Drive at about 1830 GMT. It had been left on the doorstep.
An Army bomb disposal team is at the scene and has carried out a controlled explosion on the object. About 60 houses and flats had to be evacuated during the alert.
There are no more details available at the moment. An Army bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion on the object.