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Three charged over Crumlin Road, Belfast, police gun attack Men arrested in Belfast and Lurgan to face terror charges
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Three men have been charged over a gun attack on police in north Belfast earlier this month. Three men have been charged with terrorism offences including conspiracy to murder members of the security forces.
Two of the men have been charged over a gun attack on police vehicles in north Belfast earlier this month.
Police vehicles were hit with shots from an assault rifle on the Crumlin Road on the night of 5 December.Police vehicles were hit with shots from an assault rifle on the Crumlin Road on the night of 5 December.
The three men, aged 46, 47 and 52, are to appear at Belfast Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.The three men, aged 46, 47 and 52, are to appear at Belfast Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
The two younger men are charged with aiding and abetting the attempted murder of police. All three are charged with conspiracy to murder. The two younger men are charged with aiding and abetting the attempted murder of police on Crumlin Road on 5 December and aiding and abetting the possession of firearms with intent to endanger life on the same date.
They face further charges of conspiracy to possess explosives with intent to endanger life, possession of firearms with intent to endanger life and membership of a proscribed organisation. All three are charged with conspiracy to murder members of the security forces, conspiracy to possess explosives with intent to endanger life, possession of firearms with intent to endanger life and membership of a proscribed organisation.
The men were arrested in Belfast and Lurgan on Sunday.The men were arrested in Belfast and Lurgan on Sunday.
Two of the police vehicles were towing digital warning signs behind them when the convoy came under fire from the Herbert Street area. In the 5 December attack, two police vehicles were towing digital warning signs behind them when the convoy came under fire from the Herbert Street area.
Two of the vehicles and one of the signs was hit by the gunfire.Two of the vehicles and one of the signs was hit by the gunfire.
It is understood those behind the attack built a platform on Herbert Street, from where the shots were fired.It is understood those behind the attack built a platform on Herbert Street, from where the shots were fired.