A suspicious item has been discovered in West Belfast this morning following a search by police.
Officers sealed off an area in Andersonstown following the discovery of what they described as a "suspicious item".
The item, found in Link Pitches area, was discovered on Friday morning (January 8) by a dog walker.
A PSNI spokesperson said: "Police have recovered a suspicious item following a search of the Link Pitches area off the South Link/ Bernagh Drive in west Belfast this morning."
No further details are available at present. We will bring you more as we get it.
Meanwhile, police issued a warning to motorists on Friday morning to be careful on the roads as the Met Office issued a yellow weather alert for ice.
Officers dealt with a collision on the Dunlady Road, Dundonald, and said the road was treacherous and urged drivers to exercise extreme care. The Met Office said some snow is expected to accumulate with some places seeing 1-2 cm of snow even to low levels though many sites will see little lying snow.
