A viable explosive device has been found in a garden in Newtonabbey, Co Antrim.
The suspicious object was discovered in the back garden of a house in the Mayfield Village area at about 9.15pm yesterday, the PSNI said.
British Army technical experts attended the scene and declared the object a viable device.
Some residents were evacuated from their homes and returned when the security alert ended.
The device has been taken away for further forensic examination.
