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06 Sept 2025

Man (52) arrested by police investigating recovery of 'fully primed bomb' in Derry

Detectives from the Police Service's Terrorism Investigation Unit have arrested a 52-year-old man under the Terrorism Act in Derry today, Wednesday, 10th May. 

Detective Inspector O’Flaherty said: “The man has been taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station to be questioned.

"A search of a house in Galliagh was also conducted, and a number of items were seized.

“Today's arrest and search are part of an ongoing investigation into the recovery of a fully primed bomb that was recovered from the Ballymagroarty area of the city on 5th June, 2020.”

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