Man, 39, arrested on suspicion of terror offence linked to major PSNI data breach

He is being questioned by detectives at Musgrave serious crime suite in Belfast
Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said he believes dissident republicans have obtained information which was mistakenly released in a PSNI data breach. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said he believes dissident republicans have obtained information which was mistakenly released in a PSNI data breach. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

Detectives investigating criminality linked to a major PSNI data breach have arrested a man on suspicion of collection of information likely to be of use to terrorists.

The 39-year-old man has been detained after he was arrested following a search in Lurgan, Co Armagh.

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