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Rocket launcher and warhead seized | Rocket launcher and warhead seized |
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Police have recovered a rocket launcher and a warhead during a search of a house in west Belfast. | Police have recovered a rocket launcher and a warhead during a search of a house in west Belfast. |
They said the search was carried out as part of an investigation into dissident republican terrorism. | They said the search was carried out as part of an investigation into dissident republican terrorism. |
The weapons were found at the property in Hawthorn Street on Monday evening | The weapons were found at the property in Hawthorn Street on Monday evening |
A PSNI spokesman said: "These weapons systems are clearly intended to kill and we should be in no doubt that the recovery of these items has saved lives." | A PSNI spokesman said: "These weapons systems are clearly intended to kill and we should be in no doubt that the recovery of these items has saved lives." |
A number of homes were evacuated while Army bomb disposal officers examined the weapons. | |
The residents have now been allowed to return to their homes and the items been taken away for further examination. |