Two due in court over arms find

A man and a woman are due in Belfast Magistrates Court tomorrow in connection with a find of guns and explosives near the city…

A man and a woman are due in Belfast Magistrates Court tomorrow in connection with a find of guns and explosives near the city last week.

Three pipe bombs and a hand gun were recovered from a house in Newtown Abbey last Wednesday. A man and a woman were arrested in a follow-up operation.

The charges against the 30-year-old man and 33-year-old woman include possession of firearms with intent and possession of explosives with intent.

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