Suspicious object found in Antrim

A security alert is underway in county Antrim this evening.

A suspicious object has been located in Hollybrook Crescent, Newtownabbey.

The PSNI has evacuated a number of people from their homes and the area has been closed to traffic.

It remains unclear what the device is.

Update 11.00pm: The PSNI say they are examining 'a viable pipe bomb' that was found in a housing estate in County Antrim earlier.

Police evacuated a number of homes after the device was located in Hollybrook Crescent in Newtownabbey.

The PSNI say the security alert in the area has now ended.