Police declare Portrush security alert an elaborate hoax

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by Richard O'Reilly.

A security alert in the Magheraboy Drive area of Portrush has ended.

Residents have been allowed to return to their homes following the end of the security alert in Portrush.  People were evacuated following the discovery of  a suspicious object in the town this morning.

Police have since declared it an elaborate hoax.

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