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South Belfast alert to continue through night, say police | South Belfast alert to continue through night, say police |
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A security alert in south Belfast is expected to continue through the night, the police have said. | A security alert in south Belfast is expected to continue through the night, the police have said. |
The alert began at around 15:00 BST and has caused serious disruption to residents and road and rail travel. | The alert began at around 15:00 BST and has caused serious disruption to residents and road and rail travel. |
Army bomb experts were called in after a suspicious object was reported on the train lines at Finaghy Halt station. | Army bomb experts were called in after a suspicious object was reported on the train lines at Finaghy Halt station. |
Homes in the area have been evacuated, traffic has been disrupted and train services into and out of Belfast have been affected. | Homes in the area have been evacuated, traffic has been disrupted and train services into and out of Belfast have been affected. |
Finaghy Road North has been closed at its junction with Finaghy Park Central and Diamond Gardens. | Finaghy Road North has been closed at its junction with Finaghy Park Central and Diamond Gardens. |
Road closures are also in place at Finaghy Road North at its junction with Ardmore Park South. | Road closures are also in place at Finaghy Road North at its junction with Ardmore Park South. |
'Inconvenient' | |
A number of houses have been evacuated in the areas of Finaghy Road North, Finaghy Park Central, Finaghy Park North, Ardmore Avenue and Diamond Gardens. | A number of houses have been evacuated in the areas of Finaghy Road North, Finaghy Park Central, Finaghy Park North, Ardmore Avenue and Diamond Gardens. |
Catherine Graham is one of the residents affected and said: "The police haven't given us a time to return to the house. From three o'clock we've been sitting in the library and the church hall waiting to return home. | |
"As far as we know we're going to be out of the house all night. I just got time to lift the baby's food and that was it, we had to leave. It's so inconvenient and nobody really wants the hassle of this." | |
The Lowe Memorial Church on the Upper Lisburn Road has been made available for evacuated residents in need of shelter. | The Lowe Memorial Church on the Upper Lisburn Road has been made available for evacuated residents in need of shelter. |
A Red Cross bus will also be at the church to help any evacuated residents. | A Red Cross bus will also be at the church to help any evacuated residents. |
A bus replacement service is in operation for train services between Great Victoria Street and Lisburn, and a Translink spokeswoman warned passengers to expect delays. | A bus replacement service is in operation for train services between Great Victoria Street and Lisburn, and a Translink spokeswoman warned passengers to expect delays. |
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