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06/10/2023
Two Men Arrested By Police Investigating Criminal Activity
Two men have been arrested, aged 35 and 44, have been arrested by police investigating criminal activity linked to a feud between loyalist groups in north Down.
A property has also been searched in the Weavers Grange area of Newtownards.
The men were arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including carrying an article in support of a proscribed organisation and arson with intent to endanger life.
The arrests were made from an apparent show of strength in Weavers Grange in Newtownards on 8 July as well as arson attacks on 1 May and 11 May in Newtownards.
The man aged 35 has also been arrested in relation to a further arson attack on August 22 in Newtownards.
A property has also been searched in the Weavers Grange area of Newtownards.
The men were arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including carrying an article in support of a proscribed organisation and arson with intent to endanger life.
The arrests were made from an apparent show of strength in Weavers Grange in Newtownards on 8 July as well as arson attacks on 1 May and 11 May in Newtownards.
The man aged 35 has also been arrested in relation to a further arson attack on August 22 in Newtownards.
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