Due separati allarmi bomba in Nordirlanda
Twin Bomb Alerts Probed
There are two separate security alerts in progress this afternoon.
The Army has been tasked to examine a suspicious van at Albertbridge Road, in east Belfast, close to Central Station.
The main NI hub for rail travel, Central Station has been closed as a result of the Friday alert.
However, train services are still running through the station, but no stops are being made.
On the roads though, the police are warning motorists to avoid the area around the major arterial route from the city centre towards east Belfast and Co Down.
The police are also warning that two suspicious objects have been found in Co Londonderry.
The alert is ongoing in Meetinghouse Avenue, Maghera where the surrounding area has this afternoon been cordoned off and a number of properties evacuated.
Police are also advising of possible disruption to traffic in the vicinity and also to pedestrians while they deal with the situation and probe the nature of the suspect devices uncovered.