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| Trio charged over UVF bomb attack | Trio charged over UVF bomb attack |
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| Three men have been charged in connection with a pipe bomb attack on a house in Larne seven years ago. | Three men have been charged in connection with a pipe bomb attack on a house in Larne seven years ago. |
| The men aged, 62, 40 and 32, all from Belfast, are also charged with membership of the UVF. | The men aged, 62, 40 and 32, all from Belfast, are also charged with membership of the UVF. |
| They are also charged with conspiracy to intimidate a witness. They are expected to appear in court later on Wednesday. | They are also charged with conspiracy to intimidate a witness. They are expected to appear in court later on Wednesday. |
| The men were arrested by detectives from the PSNI's serious crime branch as part of Operation Ballast. | |
| A fourth man arrested at the same time has been released pending a report to the PPS. | A fourth man arrested at the same time has been released pending a report to the PPS. |
| Operation Ballast is an investigation into a series of murders and other crimes by the the UVF in north Belfast. | |
| The PSNI took over the investigation from the Historical Enquiries Team at the end of last year. |