PSNI uncover loyalist arsenal in Carrickfergus

Police in the North have seized an arsenal of weapons and explosives following a 13-hour security operation on a loyalist estate in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim.

PSNI uncover loyalist arsenal in Carrickfergus

Police in the North have seized an arsenal of weapons and explosives following a 13-hour security operation on a loyalist estate in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim.

Pipe bombs, an under-car booby trap device, bomb-making equipment, bomb components and explosive powder was found during the search operation in the Castlemara area, along with a handgun and ammunition.

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