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Police recover potential 'timing unit' on Connswater Greenway in east Belfast
PACEMAKER BELFAST 18/03/2021 Police carried out a number of searches on the Greenway in the vicinity of Woodcot Avenue in Belfast this morning
PACEMAKER BELFAST 18/03/2021 Police carried out a number of searches on the Greenway in the vicinity of Woodcot Avenue in Belfast this morning
Police carried out a number of searches on the Greenway in the vicinity of Woodcot Avenue in Belfast.
PACEMAKER BELFAST 18/03/2021 Police carried out a number of searches on the Greenway in the vicinity of Woodcot Avenue in Belfast this morning
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The PSNI have recovered what is being described as a "possible timing unit", after an investigation on the Connswater Greenway in east Belfast on Thursday morning.
The incident occurred in the vicinity of Woodcot Avenue in the area, close to a popular stretch of the urban walking trail which cuts through the east of the city.
It is believed the object was first discovered by a member of the public, before police later recovered the object and proceeded to carried out a number of searches.
In a statement, a PSNI spokesperson said: "Police carried out a number of searches on the Greenway in the vicinity of Woodcot Avenue in Belfast this morning after a suspicious object was recovered from the water yesterday.
"The object, described as a possible timing unit, was found by members of the public and subsequently seized by police for examination."
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