Explosives recovered after a week

A SMALL amount of home-made explosives has been recovered following a week-long security operation close to the Border near Roslea…

A SMALL amount of home-made explosives has been recovered following a week-long security operation close to the Border near Roslea, Co Fermanagh. The explosives and a number of "booster" tubes were recovered from two vehicles abandoned in a field at Rellan, Co Fermanagh, between Roslea and Scotstown, Co Monaghan.

The vehicles, a lorry and a four-wheel-drive which were stolen in Northern Ireland, were taken away for forensic examination by the British army, as were the explosives and booster tubes.

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