Three questioned over blast bombs

Three men were being questioned by the RUC last night after a blast bomb was discovered in Omagh, Co Tyrone

Three men were being questioned by the RUC last night after a blast bomb was discovered in Omagh, Co Tyrone. The men, who are believed to be loyalists, were arrested late on Thursday when police stopped a car in Drumragh Avenue in the town centre and found a blast bomb on board.

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