A security alert is ongoing in the Ross Meadows area of Ballymena following the discovery of a suspicious object, which was found earlier this morning (23 June). Currently the immediate area of Ross Meadows and Ross Lane are closed to traffic,
A number of houses have had to be evacuated and the Army Technical Officers are currently in attendance.
This is the second security alert in the province, after the discovery of another suspicious object earlier in the Wattlebridge Road area of the Newtownbutler.