Lithuanian police foil Real IRA arms deal

THE brother of a top dissident republican terrorist was last night facing at least three months in jail in Lithuania after being arrested in a dramatic undercover police operation.

Michael Campbell, 35, was seized when authorities swooped on a lock-up garage in the capital Vilnius as he attempted to negotiate a deal for guns, ammunition and bomb-making materials for the Real IRA.

An unnamed woman, also from Ireland, was arrested along with him at a bogus arms sale after a massive surveillance operation involving several European police forces.