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| Dissident arrests: Man charged over assault rifle find | Dissident arrests: Man charged over assault rifle find |
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| A 29-year-old man has been charged with having a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life. | A 29-year-old man has been charged with having a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life. |
| He was arrested on the Grosvenor Road in west Belfast on Thursday after police stopped a taxi and recovered an assault rifle and ammunition. | He was arrested on the Grosvenor Road in west Belfast on Thursday after police stopped a taxi and recovered an assault rifle and ammunition. |
| Two men arrested in a follow-up operation in the Springfield Road area are still being questioned. | |
| One of the men is also being questioned about a rocket attack on police in north Belfast four days earlier. | One of the men is also being questioned about a rocket attack on police in north Belfast four days earlier. |
| The rocket attack damaged a police vehicle in north Belfast on Sunday. | The rocket attack damaged a police vehicle in north Belfast on Sunday. |
| It struck the Land Rover on Twaddell Avenue but no-one was injured. | It struck the Land Rover on Twaddell Avenue but no-one was injured. |
| At the time, police said the device had been fired by a man who came out of the Brompton Park area of the city. | At the time, police said the device had been fired by a man who came out of the Brompton Park area of the city. |
| Part of the Grosvenor Road was closed for a time on Thursday night and the early hours of Friday. | Part of the Grosvenor Road was closed for a time on Thursday night and the early hours of Friday. |
| The accused is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court on Monday. | The accused is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court on Monday. |
| A third man arrested during the follow-up operation has been released unconditionally. |