Three men arrested under terrorism act after a funeral in Derry on Saturday

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Derry
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County Londonderry
Sunday 22 October 2023 at 3:12pm

Three men were arrested and then released after reports of shots being fired over a coffin in Derry.

Three men were arrested by police on Saturday under the Terrorism Act in Londonderry on Saturday.

The men, aged 23, 53 and 56 were arrested after a funeral in the Derry area.

All three have since been released on police bail to allow for further enquiries.

Police also seized two vehicles, a wooden baton, clothing and mobile phones.

In a seperate incident, the PSNI launched an investigation into the events of a video shared online, which appears to show three masked men firing shots into the air over a coffin in Derry in recent days.

The PSNI say the arrests made on Saturday and the video are not linked.

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