16/09/2013

Woman Arrested After Gun Is Found In West Belfast

A woman has been arrested after a suspected gun, ammunition and other items were found in west Belfast.

Police were alerted to the property in Magnolia Park in Twin Brook on Sunday.

Officers from the army bomb squad removed the items for forensic testing.

The woman has been released on bail pending further inquiries.

(CD/JP)

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