Ballymena bomb alert declared a hoax 4 March 2013 Last updated at 11:04 A bomb alert that forced a number of families out of their homes Ballymena, County Antrim, has ended. The alert began on Monday morning, following the discovery of a suspicious object at Dunclug Park in the town. Army bomb disposal officers were called to examine the object and they declared it to be a hoax. Residents have been allowed to return to their houses and the Cushendall Road has reopened to traffic.