10/10/2006
Explosives found in west Belfast
Police have recovered a quantity of explosives in west Belfast.
The discovery, which was made at the side of the Upper Springfield Road yesterday, also included a small quantity of ammunition and a rifle.
The discovery was first thought to have been a suspicious device and the road between the Hannastown Road and Monagh Roundabout was sealed off while Army technical officers attended the scene.
The explosives have since been removed from the scene for forensic examination.
(EF/KMcA)
The discovery, which was made at the side of the Upper Springfield Road yesterday, also included a small quantity of ammunition and a rifle.
The discovery was first thought to have been a suspicious device and the road between the Hannastown Road and Monagh Roundabout was sealed off while Army technical officers attended the scene.
The explosives have since been removed from the scene for forensic examination.
(EF/KMcA)
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