Man caught with 500kg of home-made explosives, twice the amount used in Omagh bombing, is jailed

A mechanic caught red handed at a major bomb making factory on a farm in the North has been handed an 11-year jail sentence.

Man caught with 500kg of home-made explosives, twice the amount used in Omagh bombing, is jailed

A mechanic caught red handed at a major bomb making factory on a farm in the North has been handed an 11-year jail sentence.

Barry Francis Petticrew, 45, will serve a further three years on licence.

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