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24/05/2012
Man In Court Over Bombs Found In Flat
A Londonderry man has appeared in court in connection with bombs found in a flat in the city on Monday.
Anthony Thomas Friel, of Gartan Square, was remanded in custody and will appear via videolink in Londonderry Magistrates Court on June 7.
He is charged with possession of three improvised explosive devices with intent to endanger life or cause serious damage to property and possessing articles connected with the commission, preparation, or instigation of terrorism.
A PSNI detective constable told District Judge Barney McElholm he believed he could connect the defendant to the charges.
Defence solicitor Kevin Casey said he would be making a bail application for his client in due course.
Anger erupted among residents of Maureen Street on Monday when they had to leave their homes following the discovery of viable explosive devices in an empty flat.
Resident Paddy McDaid said: "I have a nine-year-old and a two-year-old and it caused so much disruption. These people who left the bombs have no regard for the safety of others. There are main gas lines close by so it could have been a catastrophe."
(NE)
Anthony Thomas Friel, of Gartan Square, was remanded in custody and will appear via videolink in Londonderry Magistrates Court on June 7.
He is charged with possession of three improvised explosive devices with intent to endanger life or cause serious damage to property and possessing articles connected with the commission, preparation, or instigation of terrorism.
A PSNI detective constable told District Judge Barney McElholm he believed he could connect the defendant to the charges.
Defence solicitor Kevin Casey said he would be making a bail application for his client in due course.
Anger erupted among residents of Maureen Street on Monday when they had to leave their homes following the discovery of viable explosive devices in an empty flat.
Resident Paddy McDaid said: "I have a nine-year-old and a two-year-old and it caused so much disruption. These people who left the bombs have no regard for the safety of others. There are main gas lines close by so it could have been a catastrophe."
(NE)
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