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The PSNI were attacked with fireworks and other missiles in Belfast last night after they were called to deal with a bomb alert that was later declared to be a hoax.

Security forces told families to stay at the rear of their homes after a suspicious device was discovered at the junction of Forthriver Drive and Forthriver Crescent in north Belfast at around 9pm.