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The PSNI said it received a report of a suspicious object found in the Woodlawn Heights area of the Co Armagh village at around 7.45pm on Sunday evening. Local officers held the scene overnight until Army bomb disposal experts attended Read More …
Police are investigating after a pipe bomb was thrown at a property in the Watsons Road area of Newry on Sunday night. The incident happened at 7.20pm on Sunday night and the device has now been removed for further forensic Read More …
Police say a suspicious object found in the front garden of a house in Newry was a “viable pipe bomb”. The PSNI was called to Barcroft Park at 5:30pm on Wednesday. Officers declared the object to be a viable device and Read More …
A bomb alert is ongoing in County Armagh after the discovery of what is believed to be a World War Two grenade. People are being asked to avoid the towpath area at Bridge Street in Portadown. Army bomb disposal experts Read More …
At around 9.25pm, it was reported that a loud bang was heard in the area, and the bathroom window of a property had been smashed. Inspector Conway said: “Following a number of proactive searches carried out last night and today Read More …
Residents have been allowed to return home after being evacuated following the discovery of a suspected pipe bomb in Co. Armagh. It was reported shortly before 11pm that neighbours heard a loud bang in the John F. Kennedy Park area Read More …
An “eccentric” Co Armagh weapons collector who admitted making a “blast-incendiary improvised” bomb has been handed a 15 month sentence. Although ordered to serve half his sentence in jail and the rest on licence, Sean Fintan Burns will soon be Read More …
A Co. Armagh man has admitted making a “blast-incendiary improvised” bomb. With Sean Fintan Burns standing in the dock of Craigavon Crown Court on Thursday, defence counsel Damien Halleron asked for him to be re-arraigned on three of the four Read More …
A CO Armagh woman faces the prospect of a jail sentence after she admitted in court to having an improvised but viable blast bomb. With Rebecca Gregory appearing at Newry Crown Court by videolink from her solicitor’s office, defence counsel Read More …
An explosive device has been made safe during a security alert in Portadown. Police say it was discovered yesterday afternoon in the Glanroy Avenue area of the town. The device was defused by army bomb disposal experts and taken for Read More …
