Roads reopened following security alert
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![Police at the scene of a security alert in the Whitewell Road. Picture By: Arthur Allison.](/img/placeholder.png)
The Whitewell Road has been reopened to traffic after a security alert in the region.
The road was closed from the Antrim Road to Arthur Bridge for a number of hours following the discovery of what police branded a “suspicious object.”
Commenting on the incident, a PSNI spokesperson said: “Security alert on Whitewell Road in Newtownabbey has now ended. “Suspicious object examined and declared to be a hoax. All roads in area now reopened to traffic.”