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12/03/2018
Four Men Arrested Over Explosive Device Found In West Belfast
Four men have been arrested after a viable explosive device was found in west Belfast last year.
The device was an explosively formed projectile which is designed to attack armoured vehicles and kill the occupants within, according to the police.
The discovery was made in the Pantridge Road area on 30 October.
Three men, aged 21, 34 and 60 were detained in Belfast on Monday, 12 March, and another man, aged 29, was arrested in Dungannon.
The PSNI are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
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The device was an explosively formed projectile which is designed to attack armoured vehicles and kill the occupants within, according to the police.
The discovery was made in the Pantridge Road area on 30 October.
Three men, aged 21, 34 and 60 were detained in Belfast on Monday, 12 March, and another man, aged 29, was arrested in Dungannon.
The PSNI are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD)
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