Three jailed for 15 years over Armagh mortar bomb plot

Three men convicted of trying to kill police officers with a mortar bomb in Co Armagh two years ago have been sent to jail for 15 years in the North.

Three men convicted of trying to kill police officers with a mortar bomb in Co Armagh two years ago have been sent to jail for 15 years in the North.

The live mortar, complete with launching tube, was found near Lurgan, and just needed a detonating cable before firing.

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