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Four arrests in west Belfast over M1 motorway alert | |
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Four men have been arrested by police following a hoax bomb alert on the M1 motorway on Monday morning. | |
The motorway was closed for a time between Belfast and Lisburn after a suspicious object was found on the Kennedy Way offslip. | |
Four men, two aged 26, one 25 and one 53, were arrested after being stopped in a car on the Andersonstown Road. | |
Police said the arrests were made by detectives investigating "dissident terrorist activity". | |
There are also alerts at Brae Hill Link in north Belfast and Old Brewery Lane in west Belfast. | There are also alerts at Brae Hill Link in north Belfast and Old Brewery Lane in west Belfast. |
Brae Hill Link, which is in the Ballysillan area, has been closed and a number of residents have been moved from their homes. | Brae Hill Link, which is in the Ballysillan area, has been closed and a number of residents have been moved from their homes. |
Old Brewery Lane, which is off the Glen Road, is also closed. Army bomb experts are examining suspicious objects found in the areas. | Old Brewery Lane, which is off the Glen Road, is also closed. Army bomb experts are examining suspicious objects found in the areas. |