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Four men have been arrested in County Armagh in police raids against dissident republicans. | Four men have been arrested in County Armagh in police raids against dissident republicans. |
The arrests were made after searches of houses in Lurgan. It is thought the raids targeted the Continuity IRA and were based on intelligence information. | |
The men are being questioned at Antrim police station. | |
Earlier this week, Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde warned the threat from dissident republicans was at its highest level for several years. | Earlier this week, Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde warned the threat from dissident republicans was at its highest level for several years. |
There has been dissident republican activity in the town in recent years, with the interception of a 250lb bomb in the town in 2006. | |
There was also an attempt to ambush officers reacting to a security alert on the railway line near Lurgan. |
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