29/11/2006

Man due in court over bomb hoaxes

A 19-year-old man is due to appear at Craigavon Magistrates Court later today facing charges of causing bomb hoaxes.

The charges relate to two separate security alerts – the first in the Kilmain Street area of Lurgan on January 3, 2005, and a second on July 12, 2005.

(EF)

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