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30/03/2007
Suspected dissident republicans arrested
Four arrests have been made following a police intelligence operation in Northern Ireland.
The men were arrested after being stopped in a car on the Antrim Road, and taken to the serious crime suite in Antrim.
It is understood they are being questioned in relation to alleged dissident republican activity.
Follow-up searches in the area have taken place, and detectives have sealed off the railway line between Moira and Lurgan. Cross-border train passengers are also being bussed between Belfast and Newry.
St Michael’s Grammar School on Cornakinnetan Road has been closed during the searches.
(JM/SP)
The men were arrested after being stopped in a car on the Antrim Road, and taken to the serious crime suite in Antrim.
It is understood they are being questioned in relation to alleged dissident republican activity.
Follow-up searches in the area have taken place, and detectives have sealed off the railway line between Moira and Lurgan. Cross-border train passengers are also being bussed between Belfast and Newry.
St Michael’s Grammar School on Cornakinnetan Road has been closed during the searches.
(JM/SP)
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