{"id":35786,"date":"2025-08-23T17:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T17:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/victoria-parade-residents-still-out-of-homes-in-security-alert\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T17:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T17:05:15","slug":"victoria-parade-residents-still-out-of-homes-in-security-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/victoria-parade-residents-still-out-of-homes-in-security-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Parade residents still out of homes in security alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Some north Belfast residents are still out of their homes after having to spend the night in a council facility because of a security alert, police have said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The alert, which started after a suspicious object was <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c93d67k4xq6o\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 bGFWdi\">discovered on Friday<\/a> in the area, is continuing, but some areas have reopened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">North Queen Street and Victoria Parade have reopened and some residents have been allowed to return home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Police remain at the scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">North Belfast MLA, Car\u00e1l N\u00ed Chuil\u00edn, said she had spoken to residents who had to leave their homes and stay in a council facility overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;The safety of the public is paramount,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">N\u00ed Chuil\u00edn paid tribute to Belfast City Council for going &#8220;above and beyond&#8221; to support residents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;This incident caused a huge amount of undue stress and anxiety for the residents of Victoria Parade who had to leave their homes,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">She also thanked the emergency services and added that she will meet the Housing Executive to discuss repairs to any properties damaged during the security alert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Ch Insp Pete Cunningham said: &#8220;We thank the local community for their patience and understanding during the course of this protracted security operation, in particular every resident who has been affected. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;Our primary aim throughout the course of this operation is to keep our community safe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;However, we understand the security operation has caused, and continues to cause significant disruption, but it is required in order to keep people safe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;We will endeavour to work through this situation as quickly as we can and get people back into their homes, but everyone&#8217;s safety is our top priority and we will not take any risks with that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cj6ypw8jpd4o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some north Belfast residents are still out of their homes after having to spend the night in a council facility because of a security alert, police have said. The alert, which started after a suspicious object was discovered on Friday in the area, is continuing, but some areas have reopened. 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