Suspicious object examined on boat

Device found on the River Lagan in fourth security alert

Author: Tara MclaughlinPublished 31st Jan 2020

Officers are investigating a suspicious object on a boat on the River Lagan.

Queen Elizabeth Bridge, a footbridge and a number of nearby roads in Belfast are closed.

It is the fourth security alert in two days in Northern Ireland.

Pipe bombs were found in north Belfast and Londonderry on Thursday.