Police in North seize material for major bomb

POLICE in the North believe they foiled a major bomb attack yesterday when they seized almost 115kg of homemade explosives.

Police in North seize material for major bomb

Four men were questioned about the suspected dissident republican plot in Lurgan, Co Armagh, amid warnings from a senior officer that a strike which would have caused carnage was imminent.

The men were arrested during raids on a breaker's yard, where construction of the bomb was at an advanced stage. A car was also taken away for forensic examination.

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