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Bomb alert affects M2, M3 and Westlink traffic Bomb alert affects M2, M3 and Westlink traffic
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Motorway traffic has been brought to a standstill in Belfast as the police investigate a car that has been abandoned under a road bridge.Motorway traffic has been brought to a standstill in Belfast as the police investigate a car that has been abandoned under a road bridge.
The M2, the M3 and the northbound carriageway of the Westlink have been closed, as have York Road, Dock Street, Brougham Street and Garmoyle Street.The M2, the M3 and the northbound carriageway of the Westlink have been closed, as have York Road, Dock Street, Brougham Street and Garmoyle Street.
It is the latest in a series of security alerts that have caused disruption across the city.It is the latest in a series of security alerts that have caused disruption across the city.
Several of them have been declared hoaxes.Several of them have been declared hoaxes.
Police are advising people travelling south towards Belfast on the M2 to leave the motorway at Fortwilliam Roundabout and travel along the Shore Road, Fortwilliam Park, Antrim Road and Clifton Street before rejoining the Westlink.Police are advising people travelling south towards Belfast on the M2 to leave the motorway at Fortwilliam Roundabout and travel along the Shore Road, Fortwilliam Park, Antrim Road and Clifton Street before rejoining the Westlink.
Those travelling north should use that route in reverse.Those travelling north should use that route in reverse.
Stockmans Way off Stockmans Lane has now reopened after being closed due to a report of a suspicious object.Stockmans Way off Stockmans Lane has now reopened after being closed due to a report of a suspicious object.
Another alert in the Royal Avenue area of Belfast has ended. A number of people had to leave a shopping centre. It was declared an elaborate hoax.
There were also three bomb alerts in Newtownabbey. Another alert in the Royal Avenue area of Belfast has ended. A number of people had to leave a shopping centre, but nothing was found in a police search.
There were also three bomb alerts in Newtownabbey which were all hoaxes.
A suspicious device found at Finaghy Road North in Belfast near the railway line also turned out to be a hoax.A suspicious device found at Finaghy Road North in Belfast near the railway line also turned out to be a hoax.