Northern Ireland: Lurgan man admitted to making ‘blast-incendiary improvised’ bomb

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 charges against the 34-year-old.

Burns, from Woodville Street in Lurgan, making a blast incendiary-type improvised explosive device and possessing explosive substances, namely 69 blank cartridges and 12 modified 5.56 x 45 NATO blank calibre cartridges, under suspicious circumstances and a third count of possessing a .22 air rifle without a certificate, all committed on dates between 31 August and 19 October last year.