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Politics · 11 hours ago

Belfast Man Charged With Possessing Explosives and Firearms

Belfast Man Charged With Possessing Explosives and Firearms

Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A 35-year-old man was charged under the Explosives Act and Firearms Order after police searched properties in north Belfast. He faces two counts of possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances and one of possessing a prohibited weapon. He is due before Belfast magistrates court on Monday. Police found suspicious devices during searches on the Shankill Road and Edwina Street areas, and evacuated residents have returned home.

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