Security alert: Suspicious object declared '˜a hoax'

The Holywood Road in east Belfast has reopened to traffic following a security alert earlier this morning.

The road was closed at its junctions with the Circular Road and Inverary Avenue following the discovery of a suspicious object in the area.

Police officers examined the object and declared it “a hoax”.

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“The security alert on the Holywood Road in east Belfast has now ended. The suspicious object was examined by police and was declared a hoax. All roads have now re-opened to traffic,” a PSNI spokesperson said.