Security alert ends and residents return to homes

A closeup of a police officer's uniform. The hi-visibility sleeve can be seen, as can a radio in a pocket. Police is written just above the pocket.

A security alert in Londonderry has ended and residents have returned to their homes, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has confirmed.

Cordons had been put in place around Campion Court in the Waterside on Saturday evening.

Residents had been given the option to evacuate and a rest centre was opened at the Hillcrest Community Centre for those that needed it.

SDLP Waterside councillor Martin Reilly said families had been left disrupted on a "cold, wet evening".

Police officers at the scene of a security alert at Campion Court in the Waterside. There is a security cordon behind them and a white, blue and yellow police vehicle to their right. There is a tree to the left and houses in the background, as well as a street light.Martin Reilly

Cordons were put in place around Campion Court in the Waterside

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