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14/04/2003
Arms and ammunition found in Co Antrim
A cache of arms and ammunition has been found by police in Co Antrim over the weekend.
A shotgun and handgun were among the items which were found close to the Ballycraigy Road in Glengormley.
Elsewhere, a bomb has been defused during a security alert in Co Londonderry.
Army technical officers dealt with the improvised device which had been left in the grounds of the Hibernians Club in Toomebridge.
(MB)
A shotgun and handgun were among the items which were found close to the Ballycraigy Road in Glengormley.
Elsewhere, a bomb has been defused during a security alert in Co Londonderry.
Army technical officers dealt with the improvised device which had been left in the grounds of the Hibernians Club in Toomebridge.
(MB)
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