Woman arrested in Lurgan car bomb probe charged with obstructing police

By Jonathan McCambridge, Press Association

A woman arrested following an attempted car bomb attempt on the Lurgan PSNI station has been charged with obstructing police.

The dissident republican group, the New IRA, claimed responsibility for the incident in March that saw a food delivery driver hijacked in Kilwilkie and forced to drive a “crude but viable” device to the station.

The device failed to explode.

Three people were arrested on Wednesday by police investigating the incident.

Following three arrests as part of the investigation into an attack on Lurgan police station, detectives from our Serious Crime Branch have charged a woman to court.

The woman, aged 39, has been charged with obstructing police. Full details: https://t.co/JWSAdgHaUV pic.twitter.com/qh9M03qVIt

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A woman, 39, has been charged with obstructing police.

She has been released unconditionally in respect of perverting the course of justice and assisting an offender.

She is expected to appear before Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on June 3rd.

A 48-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy remain in custody at this time.