Wellington Park alert 'an elaborate hoax'

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image captionArmy technical officers examined the device at Ardmoulin Place

An alert which saw a number of people moved from their south Belfast homes has been declared an elaborate hoax.

Wellington Park had been closed for a time while the Army examined a suspect object.

Earlier, a suspicious object which caused a security alert in west Belfast was described as "viable" by police.

A number of homes were evacuated while army technical officers examined the device at Ardmoulin Place. Police said the object was a "small viable device".

It was removed for further examination.