Two for NI court on firearms charges

Two men are to appear in court today charged with firearms offences after they were stopped in a car near Belfast city centre…

Two men are to appear in court today charged with firearms offences after they were stopped in a car near Belfast city centre.

The accused, aged 20 and 34, will appear at Belfast Magistrates Court charged with carrying a firearm with criminal intent and possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

They were arrested in Carlisle Circus on Saturday morning.

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