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08/05/2014
Moira Car Bomb Investigation - Man Released
A man who was arrested in connection with a 1998 car bomb attack on a County Down police station has been released from custody.
The 47-year-old was detained by police in the Dungannon area of County Tyrone on Wednesday morning and taken to Antrim PSNI station for questioning.
Moira police station was attacked in an operation involving a car packed with more than 200kg of explosives on 20 February 1998.
11 people were injured in the blast in the County Down town, which caused extensive damage to the unmanned station and surrounding properties.
(IT)
The 47-year-old was detained by police in the Dungannon area of County Tyrone on Wednesday morning and taken to Antrim PSNI station for questioning.
Moira police station was attacked in an operation involving a car packed with more than 200kg of explosives on 20 February 1998.
11 people were injured in the blast in the County Down town, which caused extensive damage to the unmanned station and surrounding properties.
(IT)
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