A man has been arrested by the PSNI’s terrorism unit as part of a joint operation involving Gardaí.
The PSNI says that a suspected IED was found in Co Louth and that as part of a joint operation a number of searches were carried out in the Fermanagh area. In a statement issued on Sunday evening, the PSNI said detectives from the Terrorism Investigation Unit “have made an arrest and carried out searches following the discovery of a suspected improvised explosive device in Co Louth”.
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Source: BelfastLive News
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