Northern Ireland

Homes evacuated after suspected gun found in Twinbrook

Police and Army bomb technicians at an alert in the Summerhill Road area of Twinbrook Picture Mal McCann.
Police and Army bomb technicians at an alert in the Summerhill Road area of Twinbrook Picture Mal McCann. Police and Army bomb technicians at an alert in the Summerhill Road area of Twinbrook Picture Mal McCann.

A SUSPECTED gun find saw homes evacuated and a road closed in west Belfast yesterday.

A British army bomb disposal unit was at the scene in Summerhill Road along with PSNI officers yesterday where the suspected firearm was discovered.

It remained closed to traffic last night.