Police granted more time to question man arrested under Terrorism act

Police have been granted additional time to question a man arrested in County Armagh, under the Terrorism Act.

Author: Tara MclaughlinPublished 24th Feb 2018

A 29-year-old man and a 48-year-old man were detained by detectives from the PSNI's Terrorism Investigation Unit, following a search of their van at Levin Road in Lurgan on Wednesday night.

The 29-year-old remains in police custody and officers have been granted additional time by the courts to question him, while the 48-year-old has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.

Police said items from the vehicle were seized and follow-up searches took place in the Lurgan area on Thursday.

A 41-year-old man arrested on Thursday has been released unconditionally.