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Lauren Harte

Two arrested by police investigating hijacking and bomb hoax in North Belfast

Two people were arrested on Sunday as police continue their investigations into a hijacking and bomb hoax in North Belfast, which forced Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney from the stage at a peacebuilding event.

On Sunday afternoon, police said a 41-year-old man had been arrested by police investigating the security alert on Friday.

The PSNI said detectives from the Serious Crime Branch had arrested the man under the Terrorism Act and he was being questioned at Musgrave Serious Crime Suite.

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