Explosive devices and machine pistol seized in police operation in Derry

A spokesperson for the PSNI said the items will be subject to “rigorous forensic examination”

Items seized during a police operation in the Stewarts Terrace area of Rosemount. Picture: PSNI handout/PA

The PSNI have seized what are believed to be six improvised explosive devices, a machine pistol and a quantity of ammunition following an operation in Derry.

Detectives from the terrorism investigation unit carried out the operation in the Stewarts Terrace area of Rosemount in Derry on Friday during which the weapons were seized.