Man in Belfast charged with possessing explosives and firearms

The 35-year-old was charged after police searched properties in Shankill Road and Edwina street areas

A man has been charged under the Explosives Act and Firearms Order after police searched properties in Belfast.

The 35-year-old was charged with offences including two counts of possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances, and possession of a prohibited weapon (discharge of electricity or noxious gas).