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Belfast university area homes evacuated in bomb alert | Belfast university area homes evacuated in bomb alert |
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Students and families in Belfast's university area have had to leave their homes overnight in a security alert. | Students and families in Belfast's university area have had to leave their homes overnight in a security alert. |
Army bomb experts were called to examine a suspect device in an alleyway near Eblana Street at 2200 GMT. | Army bomb experts were called to examine a suspect device in an alleyway near Eblana Street at 2200 GMT. |
University Street and Eblana Street were closed off in the alert. | University Street and Eblana Street were closed off in the alert. |
In a separate alert, a suspicious device found at Finaghy Road North near the railway line has turned out to be a hoax. | |
The area remains closed. Trains are being allowed to pass through the halt but rail travellers are being asked to use another station. |