A security alert which resulted in homes being evacuated in north Belfast has ended.
Ten families were evacuated from their homes in north Belfast because of a security alert on Thursday night.
Army bomb experts were called to the scene to examine the object, which was later described as a crude hoax.
The Oldpark Road was closed between Rosapenna Street and Churchview Court after a suspicious object was found shortly before 8pm close to Ardoyne Avenue.
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