Two arrested over security alert at Coveney event in Belfast

Screengrab taken from video issued by the Hume Foundation of Minister Simon Coveney, being ushered from the room due to a security alert. Photo: Hume Foundation/PA Wire.

Two people remain in custody as police in Northern Ireland investigate a security alert in Belfast which led to the Foreign Affairs Minister being evacuated from a peace event.

On Sunday afternoon, police said a 41-year-old man had been arrested by those investigating the security alert on Friday, following the arrest of a 38-year-old woman.