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08 May 2026, 03:15 GMT+10
LONDON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- A 48-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to carry out a car bomb attack on a police station in Lurgan, Northern Ireland, British media said on Thursday.
The man also faces charges of attempted explosion, hijacking and possession of explosives, according to Sky News.
On March 30, two masked men hijacked a car in Lurgan, south-west of Belfast, and placed an explosive device in the boot of the vehicle. The driver was ordered to drive to Lurgan Police Station, where he managed to escape. The attack was subsequently foiled, and ammunition technical officers carried out a controlled explosion of what was described as a "crude but viable" improvised explosive device.
Northern Irish police had arrested three people in connection with the case: the man, a 15-year-old boy and a 39-year-old woman, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said on Wednesday.
The boy and the woman were later released after initial investigations.
The New Irish Republican Army, a dissident republican group, claimed responsibility for the incident, Sky News reported.
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