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Man due in Belfast court charged with terror-related offences

A 52-year-old man is due to appear before a court in Belfast this morning charged with being a me...
Michael Staines
Michael Staines

11.35 13 Apr 2019


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Man due in Belfast court charg...

Man due in Belfast court charged with terror-related offences

Michael Staines
Michael Staines

11.35 13 Apr 2019


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A 52-year-old man is due to appear before a court in Belfast this morning charged with being a member of a proscribed organisation and possession of a firearm.

The man was arrested after a vehicle was stopped and searched in West Belfast yesterday.

Following the arrest, police searched a premises in the Lagmore area of the city and found a “suspected firearm and documentation.”

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The man is due to appear in court this morning charged with membership of proscribed organisation, collecting and possessing information likely to be of use to terrorists and possession of a firearm and an imitation firearm.

Speaking yesterday, Detective Inspector Andrew Hamlin from the PSNI Terrorism Investigation Unit appealed for anyone with information relating to dissident republican activity contact police.


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