13/06/2017

Number Of Searches Carried Out In West Belfast

A number of searches have been carried out at premises in west Belfast on Monday, 12 June.

The PSNI's Terrorism and Investigation unit carried out the searches in the Falls Road area.

They were in connection with ongoing dissident republican activity in Belfast.

(CD)

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