Northern Ireland: PSNI investigating Dunmurry bomb attack make arrest


Police investigating the Dunmurry car bomb attack have made an arrest. In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, the PSNI said detectives from their Terrorism Investigation Unit had made the arrest.

The statement added: “Following searches this morning, Tuesday 28 April, a 66-year-old man was arrested in the Dunmurry area. “He was arrested under the Terrorism Act, and taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite for questioning. “A number of searches are ongoing in both east Belfast and west Belfast. The investigation is continuing and police have reiterated their appeal for anyone with information to come forward.”

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Source: The Irish News


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