Hoax device left on hijacked Co Antrim bus

British army bomb experts have declared a suspect package found on a bus in Co Antrim as a hoax.

British army bomb experts have declared a suspect package found on a bus in Co Antrim as a hoax.

The Translink bus, carrying a driver and five passengers, was hijacked by two men at around 7am in Glengormley, north of Belfast.

The driver was ordered to drive the bus to an Orange Order monument in the town. He drove the bus to the designated spot, where he called police after the passengers got off.

British army bomb experts were called to the scene to examine the device, and traffic was disrupted for a number of hours.

Several hundred people are expected to take part in an Orange Order march in Glengormley this evening.

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