Police make ‘significant’ find of guns, ammunition and pipe bombs in Belfast

PSNI Officers attended a scene in east Belfast on Friday after the discovery of a suspicious object (PA)

Eight firearms, a large quantity of ammunition and three pipe bombs have been seized in what has been termed as a “significant” police operation into paramilitary activity in Belfast.

Detective Chief Superintendent Andy Hill said it was part of a long-running pre-planned operation against the East Belfast UVF.