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| Bomb alert outside Alliance Party office in east Belfast | Bomb alert outside Alliance Party office in east Belfast |
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| There is a bomb alert outside the east Belfast office of the Alliance Party. | There is a bomb alert outside the east Belfast office of the Alliance Party. |
| The Army has carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious object found in a bin close to the building on the Upper Newtownards Road. | The Army has carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious object found in a bin close to the building on the Upper Newtownards Road. |
| The road has been closed between its junctions with the Beersbridge Road and Grampian Avenue. | The road has been closed between its junctions with the Beersbridge Road and Grampian Avenue. |
| Alliance Assembly member Chris Lyttle said the incident was a "mindless act", that was "anti-democratic and anti-east Belfast". | |
| "Whether it turns out to a hoax or a viable device, it will not deter myself and my colleagues from working for constituents and for businesses in east Belfast," Mr Lyttle said. | |
| "It's only served to disrupt good people going about their daily business. | |
| It's very hard to understand an act of this mindless nature." | |
| Earlier, a number of people were able to return to their homes in the Ballysillan area of north Belfast after an overnight bomb alert. | Earlier, a number of people were able to return to their homes in the Ballysillan area of north Belfast after an overnight bomb alert. |
| It began when an object was found in Silverstream Avenue in Ballysillan. | It began when an object was found in Silverstream Avenue in Ballysillan. |
| A number of residents sought shelter in a local leisure centre while the Army examined the suspicious object. | A number of residents sought shelter in a local leisure centre while the Army examined the suspicious object. |
| Residents were able to return home at about 05:00 BST on Tuesday after it was declared a hoax. | Residents were able to return home at about 05:00 BST on Tuesday after it was declared a hoax. |