Royal Marine from the North held after pre-planned raid in UK

A Royal Marine is being questioned by detectives investigating terrorism in the North with the arrest understood to be connected to two major dissident republican arms finds.

Thu, 25 Aug, 2016 - 01:00

David Young and Margaret Davis

The 30-year-old serviceman was arrested in a pre-planned swoop in Somerset, England, yesterday.

The operation involved searches at a house and wooded area in south Devon.

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Place: North Place: UK Place: Somerset, England Place: south Devon Place: Larne Place: Co Antrim Place: Great Britain Place: Carnfunnock Place: Capanagh Place: Carnfunnock Country Park Place: Old Glenarm Road Place: Somerset Organisation: Royal Marine Organisation: British intelligence services Organisation: Police Service of Northern Ireland Organisation: Scotland Yard Organisation: Metropolitan Police Service Organisation: Counter Terrorism Command Organisation: UK Ministry of Defence

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