Northern Irish police charge man in connection with March police station attack


May 7 (Reuters) - Northern ⁠Irish police said on Thursday they charged ⁠a 48-year-old man in connection with an ‌investigation into an attack on a police station in March.

The person, who the police did not name, has been ​charged with attempted murder, attempting to ⁠cause an explosion, ⁠hijacking, and possession of explosives with intent to endanger ⁠lifeor ‌damage property, the police said in a statement.

The police had said on Wednesday ⁠that a 48-year-old man and a 15-year-old ​boy had ‌been arrested under the Terrorism Act, while ⁠a third ​person - a 39-year-old woman - was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, obstructing police ⁠and assisting an offender.

Irish nationalist militants ​were likely behind the March hijacking and placing of an improvised explosive device in a food delivery ⁠vehicle that was ordered to drive to a police station before the device was made safe, police has said previously.

Over 100 homes nearby ​were evacuated while a controlled ⁠explosion was carried out to make the device safe.

The ​person is due to ‌appear in court on Friday.

(Reporting ​by Natalia Bueno Rebolledo in Mexico City; Editing by Chris Reese and Alistair Bell)

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