Newtownabbey security alert ends after bomb made safe
A bomb has been made safe after a security alert in Newtownabbey, County Antrim.
A number of homes were evacuated after a report of a suspicious object in the area of Arthur Road at about 10:00 BST.
Bomb disposal officers removed the explosive device for further examination.
Police said the alert has now ended and people have returned to their homes. They have appealed for information.
In a separate alert, a Marks and Spencer shop in south Belfast, was evacuated after a suspicious object was found about 10:00 BST on Wednesday.
The Boucher Road shop was evacuated but the object was nothing untoward.