PSNI: security alerts under way in Dromore and Belfast

PSNI officers have been dealing with security alerts.

The Crumlin Road in north Belfast has now reopened.

In an update on that alert on Thursday afternoon, police said: “At approximately 8.00am, police received a report of a suspicious object in the area.

“Ammunition Technical Officers and crews are currently still at the scene and the alert remains on-going.

“However, I am appealing at this time to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or to anyone with CCTV or other footage that could assist with the investigation to contact detectives. We are continuing to work to establish a motive for this and are exploring a number of potential motivating factors."

And there is also an ongoing alert in Dromore in Co Down.

Police said that Church Street is not accessible and cordons are in place.

Members of the public and road users are asked to avoid both areas.

In Carryduff an alert was declared in the Mill Road area at 1AM on Thursday.

A suspicious object was removed from the scene for further examinations - cordons in that alert have been lifted.