25/01/2018

Man Released After Viable Device Found In North Belfast In 2015

A man arrested in relation to an under-car booby trap bomb has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS).

Police are continuing to investigate after a viable device was found in north Belfast in October 2015.

The 36-year-old man was detained in Belfast on Tuesday, 23 January, under the Terrorism Act.

(CD/LM)

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