Police called as 'man with machine gun' reported in North Belfast

Police were called to North Belfast after reports of a man armed with a machine gun on the Whitewell Road early on Saturday morning.

PSNI North Belfast
Author: Damien EdgarPublished 13th Jan 2019
Last updated 13th Jan 2019

A man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, possession of firearms in suspicious circumstances and discharging a firearm in a public place.

Follow-up searches of the man's home uncovered an arsenal of replica weapons.

Police have said the weapons could have caused harm to members of the public and caused fear.

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