27-year-old arrested over Lurgan bombing

Updated: 17:52, Thursday, 2 September 2010

A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a bomb blast in Co Armagh which injured three children.

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Three children injured in 14 August blast

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The man was detained this morning during a search in Craigavon.

The device exploded without warning in a bin in Lurgan on 14 August.

Three children, aged between two and 12, sustained minor injuries.

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