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A 66-year-old man was taken into custody under the Terrorism Act on Tuesday, 28 April, in the Dunmurry area. Authorities have formally charged him with multiple offences, including causing an explosion and possessing explosives. He is slated to appear in Lisburn Magistrates’ Court this coming Saturday, with all charges to be assessed by the Public Prosecution Service.
The incident occurred late on Saturday night shortly after 22:50 BST when a delivery driver in the Twinbrook area of west Belfast had his car hijacked. The vehicle had been rigged with a gas cylinder device, and the driver was coerced into driving it towards a police station situated on the outskirts of Belfast. The police suspect the dissident republican group known as the New IRA to be responsible for the attack.
The explosion took place in a residential neighborhood near family homes where many children were asleep. When officers moved several residents, including two infants, to safety, the device detonated. PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton stated that, due to the swift response of law enforcement, there were no injuries or fatalities. The full range of charges against the man includes attempted murder, possessing explosives with intent to endanger life or cause serious injury to property, causing an explosion likely to endanger life or cause injury to property, possession of articles for use in terrorism, and hijacking.
Regarding the background of dissident republicans, the term applies to various groups opposing the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, which largely ended the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The Provisional IRA, the primary armed republican group during the Troubles, declared a ceasefire prior to this agreement and officially ceased its violent operations in 2005. In contrast, dissident republicans consist of smaller splinter factions such as the Continuity IRA and New IRA, which formed in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. Although smaller, these groups are equipped with high-calibre weaponry and have employed improvised explosive devices and mortars in their attacks
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