Simon Coveney bomb hoax: man due in court
He is due to appear at Laganside court on Thursday morning.
A police spokeswoman said the man has been charged with “preparation of terrorist acts, hijacking and placing an article causing bomb hoax”.
Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney had to cut short a speech at the Houben Centre on the Crumlin Road when a hijacked van, with a suspect device on board, was driven into the car park by a man who had been threatened at gunpoint.
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A 48-year-old woman arrested as part of the investigation has been released.
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