Detectives have arrested a man in his 40s on Wednesday July 9, following a house search in Keady in which police recovered and made safe an improvised explosion device.
The man, who was arrested on suspicion of attempting to make explosives in suspicious circumstances, was arrested in the Armagh area. He is currently assisting police with their enquiries.
Officers carried out a search at a property in the Tassagh Road area in support of an investigation by An Garda Síochána in Monaghan. Enquiries are continuing and at this stage, police are investigating a potential link between the search and a security alert which occurred at the Ballyards Road area of Milford in Armagh on Tuesday July 1.
Detective Inspector Winters said: “Our enquiries are continuing in relation to this investigation, as we work closely with our colleagues from An Garda Síochána.
“We would appeal to anyone who may be able to assist to contact police on 101 quoting reference number 361 07/07/25.
“Alternatively, you can submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.”
An article on this story, dated Monday, July 7, was originally published with an image of the ongoing operation on the Tassagh Road in Keady. However, the house in the background of the image was not the house concerned in this police operation. The house in question was further up the lane and out of view. The image was removed as a result. Armagh I would like to apologise to the homeowner for any stress or inconvenience caused.
