Main Street has been reopened
The security alert in Cushendun has now ended.
The suspicious object found has been removed for examination and declared a hoax.
Main Street has reopened to traffic.
Earlier, a security alert at Carrickfergus was ended and declared an elaborate hoax.
Last night, youths in Derry-Londonderry threw petrol bombs and fireworks at police after a security alert there.
A suspicious object was discovered, but later declared a hoax.