Two held after weapons found

The RUC in Derry yesterday arrested two men and recovered offensive weapons during the funeral of a member of the travelling …

The RUC in Derry yesterday arrested two men and recovered offensive weapons during the funeral of a member of the travelling community.

Mr John Stokes, a father of 11, died last Wednesday. Police officers who were at the cemetery when the cortege arrived searched a Hiace van. Inside they found a large number of machetes, hatchets and bill hooks.

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