05/12/2013

Man Arrested Over Moira Police Station Attack

A 43-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a car bomb attack on Moira police station in 1998.

The suspect is being questioned at Antrim police station.

He was detained in the Moy area of County Tyrone this morning.

Moira police station was attacked in an operation involving a car packed with more than 200kg of explosives on 20 February 1998 in the County Down town.

11 people were injured in the blast, which caused extensive damage to the unmanned station and surrounding properties.

(IT/CD)

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