A 33-year-old man was remanded on explosives and other charges at Newry Magistrates Court, Co Down today.
Turloch McAllister, of The Square, Crossmaglen, is facing three charges of possessing explosives, one of possessing ammunition, another of possessing a programmable scanner likely to be of use in the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism and a further charge of possessing a munitions handbook.
He was arrested in the Crossmaglen during a security operation last Sunday.
A detective sergeant told the court that when charged, Mr McAllister made no comment, but he believed he could connect the accused to the charges.
The court was told that Mr McAllister had no assets, lived alone, had no savings and had been a labourer until two weeks ago when he was made redundant.
No bail application was made and he was remanded in custody until October 22nd to appear at the same court via video link.
There was a strong force of police in the Newry courthouse during the hearing and traffic was halted when Mr McAllister was driven away in a convoy of security vehicles.
Mr McAllister is the son of a veteran republican campaigning to prove the IRA was responsible for the murder of Paul Quinn a year ago. Jim McAllister has been campaigning on behalf of the Quinn family who are seeking to prove the IRA lured the 21-year-old across the border from his home in Cullyhanna, South Armagh, last October and beat him to death.
Jim McAllister is a life-long republican who at various stages has been a Sinn Féin councillor and assembly member. He left the party some years ago.
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