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14/10/2010
Ligoniel Bomb Alert Ends
A security alert which caused families to spend the night in a community centre in north Belfast is over.
The people were forced to leave their homes as Army technical officers examined the suspicious vehicle found in the Ligoniel Road area on Wednesday night.
According to police, two ambulances were tasked to assist in the evacuation of several elderly residents.
Two controlled explosions were used as the army investigated the car found at Weavershill Court at about 11pm.
Around 80 homes were evacuated and the Ligoniel Community Centre was opened to accommodate people.
The MP for the area, Nigel Dodds, said it was "deeply regrettable that so many people have been put out of their homes in this way."
(BMcC/GK)
The people were forced to leave their homes as Army technical officers examined the suspicious vehicle found in the Ligoniel Road area on Wednesday night.
According to police, two ambulances were tasked to assist in the evacuation of several elderly residents.
Two controlled explosions were used as the army investigated the car found at Weavershill Court at about 11pm.
Around 80 homes were evacuated and the Ligoniel Community Centre was opened to accommodate people.
The MP for the area, Nigel Dodds, said it was "deeply regrettable that so many people have been put out of their homes in this way."
(BMcC/GK)
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