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Upper Springfield Road reopened after police searches uncover suspected firearm
Police officers at the scene of on the Upper Springfield in west Belfast following reports of a suspicious object in the area on October 24th 2017 (Photo by Kevin Scott / Belfast Telegraph)
Kevin Scott / Belfast Telegraph
The Upper Springfield Road in Belfast has reopened after police returned to the area to conduct further searches.
The PSNI said officers recovered a suspected firearm which was taken away for examination.
The road in west Belfast was closed in both directions on Wednesday at around 5pm before reopening at around 10.30pm.
Police carried out searches in the area and found nothing on Tuesday.
They appealed for the public to call 101 if they spot anything suspicious.
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