Man charged over Co Armagh bomb-making

A young man has been remanded in custody after being charged over the discovery of component parts for a 250lb car bomb in Co…

A young man has been remanded in custody after being charged over the discovery of component parts for a 250lb car bomb in Co Armagh.

Daire McKenna (22) with an address at Lurgan Tarry in Lurgan, made no reply when charged with possessing explosives with intent to endanger life on April 19th.

The court heard the charge related to a find of ammonium nitrate based fertiliser and sugar mix. Mr McKenna was remanded in custody to appear in court again next week.

Two men remained in police custody and were being questioned in connection with the bomb find on Wednesday.

A 46-year-old man who was being questioned was released last night as police prepared a report for the Public Prosecution Service.

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