Nine people have been arrested as part of an investigation into dissident republican group the New IRA. The seven men and two women, aged between 26 and 50, are being questioned at Musgrave Street police station in Belfast. As part of the police operation, codenamed Arbacia, gardai in the Irish Republic carried out six searches in Dublin, Laois, Cork and Kerry. “The seven men and two women, aged between 26 and 50 years, were arrested as part of Operation Arbacia. “They are currently in Musgrave Serious Crime Suite, where they continue to be questioned on suspicion of a wide range of terrorist activity.”PA Media

Source: Irish Independent August 19, 2020 07:07 UTC