Army bomb disposal teams dealt with reports of suspicious objects left close to three car recovery yards in Belfast, Carryduff, and Dromore.
Two of the devices were later described by police as “viable”.
Shortly before 1am, police were called to reports of a suspicious object in the Mill Road area of Carryduff.
On arrival, officers tasked Ammunition Technical Officers to the scene.
One week earlier, police reported that a lorry had been set alight at the same location.
Emergency services at the scene of a security alert on the Crumlin Road in North Belfast on July 24th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)
A PSNI spokesperson said: “Ammunition Technical Officers attended and the object was removed from the scene for further examination.”
At around 8am, police were alerted to another suspicious object close to a yard on the Crumlin Road, north Belfast.
Police officers evacuated several apartments as bomb disposal teams worked on the object between Silvio Street and Tennant Street.
An Army bomb disposal robot examined the object behind a fence in the yard.
Emergency services at the scene of a security alert on the Crumlin Road in North Belfast on July 24th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)
The alert ended at 2.30pm with the object being removed from the scene for further examination. Last night, police described it as a viable pipe bomb.
In a third alert, a childcare facility was evacuated in Dromore, Co Down, with children taken to a nearby leisure centre.
PSNI Detective Inspector Keon said police were notified of a suspicious object in the area at around 9.30am. It was also later described as viable.
Emergency services at the scene of a security alert on the Crumlin Road in North Belfast on July 24th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)
Emergency services at the scene of security alert in north Belfast
The Old Station Nursery assured parents that children were safe, and police had advised them to remain in the building after being informed of a security alert at nearby premises.
However, later the same afternoon, parents and caregivers were contacted and asked to come and collect their children from the nearby leisure centre, part of which is also used as an after-school summer club.
Emergency services at the scene of a security alert on the Crumlin Road in North Belfast on July 24th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)
Two suspicious objects were discovered in the same location on Church Street in April, causing disruption to the nursery school.
Inspector Keon added: “At this time, we continue to work to establish a motive for this and are exploring a number of potential motivating factors.”