Five arrested over dissident republican activity

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The five men have been taken to Musgrave Police Station for questioning

Police investigating dissident republican activity have arrested five men in Belfast.

The men aged 26, 27, 38, 44 and 51 were arrested under the Terrorism Act in the Poleglass area on Thursday evening.

The men have been taken to Musgrave Police Station in Belfast for questioning.

Further searches were later carried out in the Belfast area, as well as Larne and Ballymena and a number of vehicles have been seized.