Police have charged a 40-year-old man in connection with the discovery of a viable device in a car belonging to a British soldier in north Belfast.
The device was discovered in a UK registered vehicle in the residential Blackdam Court area on 5 January.
Security forces said that the soldier was lucky to escape with his life after he spotted the device underneath the driver's seat
The man is due to appear at Laganside Magistrates' Court tomorrow charged with possession of a prohibited weapon.
A 41-year-old woman who was arrested on Friday in connection with the same investigation has been released without charge.