Man held in Antrim over pipebomb and munitions find

A man is still being questioned and four others have been released on police bail after an arms and explosives find in Ballymena…

A man is still being questioned and four others have been released on police bail after an arms and explosives find in Ballymena Co Antrim.

Earlier today a British Army bomb disposal unit was called to a house on the Drumtara estate where a fully primed pipebomb was recovered.

Parts for a second explosive device, ammunition and a replica assault rifle were also recovered.

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