Man to appear in Belfast court charged with terror offences

Fifty-two-year-old accused of collecting information likely to be of use to terrorists

The man was arrested on Stewartstown Road in west Belfast.
The man was arrested on Stewartstown Road in west Belfast.

A man will appear in court in Belfast on Saturday charged with a number of terrorism offences.

The 52-year-old was arrested on the Stewartstown Road in the west of the city on Thursday.

He has been charged with membership of a proscribed organisation, collecting and possessing information likely to be of use to terrorists and possession of a firearm and imitation firearm.

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