Belfast man charged with possessing explosives and firearms after police searches
A 35-year-old man faces charges under the Explosives Act and Firearms Order following police searches in north Belfast.
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Police in Belfast have charged a 35-year-old man under the Explosives Act and Firearms Order, the Guardian and Sky News reported. The charges follow searches conducted by the Police Service of Northern Ireland at properties in north Belfast on Friday and Saturday. [1][2]
According to the Guardian, the man was charged with two counts of possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances. He was also charged with possession of a prohibited weapon that discharges electricity or noxious gas. [1]
The Guardian reported that the police searches took place in the Shankill Road and Edwina Street areas of north Belfast. Sky News noted that the arrest was part of a probe into suspected terrorism offences on Shankill Road. [1][2]
The Police Service of Northern Ireland stated that the man is due to appear before Belfast magistrates court on Monday, according to the Guardian. [1]
In short
- A 35-year-old man was charged under the Explosives Act and Firearms Order in Belfast.
- The charges follow police searches in the Shankill Road and Edwina Street areas.
- The man faces counts of possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances and possessing a prohibited weapon.
- He is scheduled to appear before Belfast magistrates court on Monday.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Man in Belfast charged with possessing explosives and firearmsThe Guardian, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Man arrested as part of probe into suspected terrorism offences in BelfastSky News, 23h ago
- [3]Man dies after being struck by lorry in west BelfastRTE.ie, 1d ago
- [4]Man dies following collision in west Belfast | UTV | ITV NewsITVX, 1d ago
- [5]Man dies after being struck by a lorry in Falls Road collisionBelfast Live, 1d ago
Background
- [6]Saoradh on Wikipedia
- [7]Belfast on Grokipedia
- [8]Lebanese judge charges eight linked to Hezbollah over smuggled explosives FTMQ News, 1d ago
- [9]Uncle and nephew charged over explosives in County Louth FTMQ News, 6d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 9 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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