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Police investigating dissident republicans arrest man in Lancashire | Police investigating dissident republicans arrest man in Lancashire |
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A man from Northern Ireland has been arrested in England as part of an operation against dissident republicans. | A man from Northern Ireland has been arrested in England as part of an operation against dissident republicans. |
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the 50-year-old was originally from Lurgan in north Armagh and was detained on Tuesday morning in Lancashire. | |
The police said the arrest was carried out by PSNI detectives assisted by officers from the north-west counter-terrorism unit. | |
They added that the man was to be brought back to Northern Ireland for questioning. | |
He was due to be interviewed at Antrim police station about terrorist activity dating back a number of years, the PSNI said. | |
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