Homes evacuated in security alert

FIVE homes were evacuated after a suspicious object was discovered in the Dunmurry Close area on the outskirts of Lisburn.

Police say officers in Lisburn received a bomb warning at 2:20am on Saturday morning, that a device had been left in the area.

Following planned searches using the police helicopter a suspicious object was uncovered.

The device was later described by police as "an elaborate hoax".

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