Updated 1.50pm
POLICE IN BELFAST say the security alert at the Victoria Square shopping centre in Belfast is now over.
The centre was evacuated earlier after a suspicious package was discovered, however a PSNI spokesperson now says that “nothing untoward” was found.
Earlier today a suspicious device found near the Blackhorse Luas stop in Inchicore was declared to be a hoax by the Army Bomb Disposal Team. Last night a viable IED was found in the luggage compartment of a bus travelling through Maynooth towards Dublin. The bus was evacuated outside the Glenroyal Hotel in Maynooth and a controlled explosion was carried out.
Another suspect package found on the street in Summerhill in Dublin was also declared to be a hoax.
A huge security operation is underway in Dublin for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II.
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