Security alert in Mount Vernon
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Police have evacuated a number of homes after discovering a suspicious object in Mount Vernon, north Belfast.
The Shore Road has been closed near Mount Vernon flats and diversions are in place.
A police spokeswoman asked the public to avoid the area.