Iced tea’ security alert at Stormont
An enigmatic man in a straw hat has caused a security alert at Parliament Buildings by leaving a bottle of iced tea at the front door.
Shortly after 3:45am this morning police were called in with reports of a man being seen to enter the grounds and leave a package at the front door of the building.
Police removed the bag which contained two sticks and a bottle of “non suspicious liquid”.
A search of the ground was carried out by police and Stormont security but nothing untoward was found.
The man described as wearing black t-shirt, grey trousers and straw hat and is believed to have headed towards Massey Ave area, police said.
A PSNI spokeswoman confirmed that the liquid was “iced tea”.
