02/05/2014
Explosives Found In Belfast Flat
Police have said a "substantial" amount of explosives have been found in a flat in north Belfast.
The discovery was made by detectives investigating dissident republican activity in the region.
It is understood a man, aged 47, has been arrested.
District Commander Chief Superintendent Nigel Grimshaw said it was a "significant discovery", adding: "It beggars belief that quantities of high explosives could be stored in a block of flats in which hundreds of people are living.
"I welcome the fact that colleagues from Serious Crime Branch have taken this material out of circulation. It has been removed for detailed examination but we believe it to be high explosives."
A search operation remains underway at the Maeve House flats in the New Lodge area.
(JP)
The discovery was made by detectives investigating dissident republican activity in the region.
It is understood a man, aged 47, has been arrested.
District Commander Chief Superintendent Nigel Grimshaw said it was a "significant discovery", adding: "It beggars belief that quantities of high explosives could be stored in a block of flats in which hundreds of people are living.
"I welcome the fact that colleagues from Serious Crime Branch have taken this material out of circulation. It has been removed for detailed examination but we believe it to be high explosives."
A search operation remains underway at the Maeve House flats in the New Lodge area.
(JP)
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