Q Newsdesk
Residents in the Lower Windsor area of South Belfast were forced to evactuate their homes last night because of a security alert.
Police cordoned off the Northbrook and Great Northern Street areas for a number of hours as army techincal officers examined a suspicious device.
BREAKING: PSNI at the scene of an ongoing security alert in South Belfast. A number of homes on side routes off the Lisburn Rd have been evacuated. The scene is close to the footbridge for Windsor Park. pic.twitter.com/hzAdQF3mR3
— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) August 18, 2018
Q Radio's Adam Evans was in the area at the time - and said it caused disruption to boxing fans leaving nearby Windsor Park:
Police have now confirmed that the object was a hoax and residents have been allowed to return home.
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