A security alert affecting the Moorfields Road area in Ballymena, County Antrim, continues with residents unable to return to their homes since Friday evening. According to BBC News, police were called to the location shortly before 20:45 GMT.
Officers established a cordon near the main road connecting Ballymena and Moorfields village, with two houses evacuated as a precautionary measure. The affected area is situated close to the roundabout at the edge of Ballymena, where the entrance provides access to a row of residential properties. Members of the public and drivers have been instructed to avoid the location while the alert remains active.
This incident follows a pattern of similar security alerts across Northern Ireland. Residents in Omagh were allowed to return home after a security alert on Gardenville Avenue, where Ammunition Technical Officers responded to the incident. In another case, two people were arrested following a security alert in east Belfast where imitation firearms and explosive devices were discovered at a property on Victor Place. Additionally, a security alert in Dervock ended after a suspicious object was declared non-viable and destroyed in a controlled explosion.
Police continue to maintain their presence at the Moorfields Road scene as the investigation proceeds. No further details regarding the nature of the alert or expected timeline for resolution have been released at this time.
