Newtownabbey security alert ends with object removed for examination

Police are at the scene.

A security alert which followed the discovery of a suspicious object in the Trench Road area of Newtownabbey has ended. Sergeant Knox said: “Ammunition technical officers attended the scene and safely removed the object for further examination; however at this stage it is not believed to have been anything untoward. “We would like to thank the public, particularly businesses in the area, for their co-operation and patience.”

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