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Lurgan: Woman, 39, Charged over Police Station Attack
Police say the arrests follow a March car-bomb attempt that used a hijacked delivery vehicle and prompted a security alert.
- On Wednesday, police arrested a teenage boy, a man, and a 39-year-old woman in Lurgan investigating an attempted car bomb attack on the police station in March.
- The New IRA claimed responsibility for the incident on Monday March 30, when a delivery driver was hijacked in Kilwilkie and forced to drive a "crude but viable" device to the station.
- Residents of about 100 homes were evacuated during the attack. Justice Minister Naomi Long condemned the "cowardly and widely condemned attack" as putting innocent lives at risk.
- Both suspects were taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite for questioning. The teenage boy and man were arrested under the Terrorism Act; the woman faces charges of perverting the course of justice.
- Searches remain ongoing in the Lurgan area. Detectives urge anyone with information to contact 101 quoting reference 1828, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, which guarantees 100% anonymity.
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Woman charged with obstructing police while boy (15) and man remain in custody as investigation continues into Lurgan PSNI Station attack
Following three arrests as part of the investigation into an attack on Lurgan police station, detectives from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch have charged a woman to court.
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