Police investigating east Belfast explosion re-arrest man under Terrorism Act

Police investigating reports of an explosion in east Belfast have re-arrested a 32-year-old man under the Terrorism Act.

Author: Tara MclaughlinPublished 27th Jan 2018
Last updated 27th Jan 2018

He had originally been arrested on suspicion of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life or cause serious injury to property on Saturday morning.

A member of the public reported the blaze in the Fraser Pass area after 8.15 on Friday evening.

No-one was injured in the incident

Detective Sergeant Ricky Thompson said: “We are appealing to anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the Ballymacarrett area last night between 7pm and 8.30pm to get in touch with detectives on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference 1302 of 26/1/18."