Northern Ireland: PSNI in joint operation with Gardaí after suspected IED found in Co Louth

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 Read More …

Northern Ireland: Three men arrested after ‘pipe bomb type device’ found

Detectives from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch have arrested three men in connection with an ongoing security alert in the Dungiven area. Police said they have recovered a “viable pipe bomb type device”. The device was found in the Curragh Read More …

Northern Ireland: Woman found with bullets and balaclavas sentenced for terrorism offences

A woman who was found with bullets, balaclavas and instructions on how to build a bomb has been sentenced for terrorism offences in Co. Antrim. Jennifer Lennox was found with 118 bullets, 54 balaclavas and a bomb-making guide when PSNI Read More …

Northern Ireland: New IRA in Derry ‘planned to use gun with silencer in attack on police’

A gun and silencer seized during a search operation targeting the New IRA in Londonderry were to be “used in a violent attack on police”, a detective has said. Detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) recovered the suspected Read More …

Northern Ireland: Police vehicle attacked with suspected petrol bomb in Derry

A suspected petrol bomb has been thrown at a police vehicle in Derry. The incident happened in the Shearwater Way area of Derry at around 10am on Saturday as officers attended a reported incident. The PSNI said the vehicle then came Read More …

Northern Ireland: Four suspected pipe bombs found in cemetery in Creggan

Four suspected pipe bombs have been found by police in a cemetery in Northern Ireland. Officers sealed off the City Cemetery in Creggan, Londonderry, on Tuesday following the discovery of a suspicious device. Police said all four devices were located Read More …

Northern Ireland: PSNI vehicle attacked with petrol bombs during republican parade in Londonderry

Police in Northern Ireland have condemned a petrol bomb attack on officers during an Easter parade as “senseless and reckless”. The incendiary devices were thrown at an armoured police Land Rover in Creggan, Londonderry, on Easter Monday, while officers attended Read More …

Northern Ireland police have ‘strong intelligence’ of attacks being planned against officers on Easter Monday

Police in Northern Ireland have said they have “strong” intelligence terror attacks are being planned against their officers on Easter Monday. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Simon Byrne said that officers would be moved to frontline duties Read More …

Northern Ireland: Bomb disposal teams at the scene of New IRA linked Derry search operation

Bomb disposal teams were at the scene of a police operation in Derry. The search operation was targeting “New IRA activity”, police said. It was carried out in the Letterkenny Road area of the city. Read more… Source: BelfastLive