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Viable device found in Ballyclare

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Police said they received a report of a suspicious object at 22:50 BST on Saturday

A viable device has been found during a security alert in Ballyclare, County Antrim.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said they received a report of a suspicious object in a residential area in Holestone Road at 22:50 BST on Saturday.

Officers attended and the device was taken away for further forensic examinations.

This is the second security alert in County Antrim over the weekend - another viable device was discovered in Newtownabbey on Saturday afternoon.

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The device in Newtownabbey was found in the Rathcoole estate

A suspicious object in Rathmore Drive in the Rathcoole estate was reported to police at 12:30 on Saturday.

PSNI and army technical officers (ATO) were at the scene and the device was also taken away for forensic examination.