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Ten families evacuated from homes North Belfast alert 'crude hoax'
(about 8 hours later)
Up to ten families have had to leave their homes following the discovery of a suspicious device in the Oldpark Road area of north Belfast. A bomb alert in north Belfast which caused a number of families to leave their homes has ended.
Oldpark Road has been closed between Rossapena Street and Churchview Court. The device was reported to police at about 1950 GMT on Thursday. Oldpark Road was closed between Rossapena Street and Churchview Court after the discovery of a suspect object.
Army bomb experts and police remain at the scene. The alert started at about 1950 GMT on Thursday. A nearby parochial hall was made available to the families who had to leave their homes.
Police said a nearby parochial hall has been made available to the evacuated families. The object was examined by army bomb experts and declared a crude hoax.