Train gun incident: Man, 52, due in court on charges of imitating police officer and possessing firearm

A man has been charged with two criminal offences after an incident on a Belfast-bound train.

The 52-year-old is due to appear at Laganside Magistrates Court tomorrow (8th) to answer one charge of impersonating a police officer and one of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

The PSNI have charged a man with two offences.placeholder image
The PSNI have charged a man with two offences.

Escorted off a train by security at Lanyon Station in the capital city on Thursday afternoon (6th), he allegedly “brandished the weapon, pointing it at staff”.

Searches uncovered a BB, or air, gun, the police have said.

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