Police examine two guns found in Co Tyrone

Police in the North are examining two rifles recovered by officers in Co Tyrone.

Police in the North are examining two rifles recovered by officers in Co Tyrone.

The rifles - one of which had a telescopic sight - were found in the Brackaville Road yesterday in Coalisland.

In a separate incident a shotgun was also discovered by police from a west Belfast cemetery.

The weapon was recovered on the City Cemetery in the Falls Road during a search yesterday afternoon.

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In Derry, police are today investigating the theft of a legally held shotgun and a small number of cartridges from a house at Green Road in the Ardmore area on the outskirts of the city.

The firearm was stolen during a break-in that was discovered around 9pm last night.

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