Newtownabbey security alert ends after suspicious object examined

Road users are advised that an earlier security alert in the Shore Road area of Newtownabbey has now ended.

A number of homes were evacuated earlier and motorists were advised to avoid the area between Hazelbank Roundabout and Station Road.

Providing an update, a PSNI spokesperson said: “A security alert at the Shore Road in Newtownabbey has ended after a suspicious object which was found in the area was examined and determined to be nothing untoward.”

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