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Homes evacuated in west Belfast security alert Security alert at South Link, west Belfast, over
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A number of homes have been evacuated in the South Link area of west Belfast due to a security alert. A security alert that caused a number of homes to be evacuated in the South Link area of west Belfast has ended.
It follows the discovery of a suspicious object. Residents have been moved to a nearby leisure centre. It began after the discovery of a suspicious object at about 22:00 BST on Tuesday.
Army bomb experts were also at the scene of a security operation in Strabane, County Tyrone, on Tuesday night. Residents were moved to a nearby leisure centre during the alert.
It is not clear if the operation, in the Melvin Road area, is still ongoing. Police said "nothing untoward was found" during searches and the alert ended at about 04:00 BST on Wednesday.