Object was a '˜viable device' say police

By The Newsroom
Published 5th Mar 2016, 15:40 BST
Updated 5th Mar 2016, 15:54 BST
Police and the ATO are at the scenePolice and the ATO are at the scene
Police and the ATO are at the scene
Police have said a suspicious object found in west Belfast on Saturday morning was a '˜viable device'.

The security alert in Ramoan Drive, Belfast has now ended after police and ATO attended the scene.

A number of residents had to be evacuated.

Inspector Mark Kavanagh said: “ATO examined a suspicious object and declared it a viable device. It has been taken away for further examination.

“Evacuated residents have been allowed back into their homes.”

Police have said they are now at the scene of a security alert at Glencolin Walk, Belfast following the discovery of a suspicious object

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