Police in Northern Ireland have said that a man has been arrested in the Greater Belfast area in connection with dissident Republican crimes, including incendiary attacks against property.
The 39-year-old man was arrested this morning and is being held at the serious crime suite at Antrim police station.
He is being questioned about a number of incendiary bomb attacks carried out by dissident republicans in recent months.
As part of their investigations, PSNI detectives also carried out a series of searches in the Glengormley and Newtownabbey areas of north Belfast and in Killough in Co Down.
It was also confirmed that a senior detective has been appointed to co-ordinate police investigations into dissident republican activity over the past year.
Earlier, the Northern Secretary, Peter Hain, said overnight firebomb attacks in Belfast were an attempt by dissident republicans to derail the St Andrews Agreement.
The arrest came as firefighters were still damping down the smoking remnants of a large DIY store in south Belfast.
The Homebase outlet at Boucher Road was destroyed in a fire started early today by an incendiary bomb.
The blaze caused damage running into millions, and put 50 jobs under threat.
More than 70 firefighters tackled the blaze at Homebase, which spread to Reids furniture store next door.
There were a number of staff in the Homebase buidling when the fire-bomb exploded.
They had to rush out as the store filled with thick smoke.
Chris Kerr of the Belfast Fire Service said it was a difficult and dangerous fire to fight.
A second fire broke out in Smith's toy store nearby.
Fire officers have also dealt with a blaze at JJB Sports in Anne Street in Belfast City Centre overnight which badly damaged the shop.
And a group of up to 40 youths were involved in disturbances in Warrenpoint in Co Down.
A PSNI spokeswoman said a number of petrol bombs were thrown and several cars were damaged.
