Five face charges over fire bombs

Five people in County Antrim have been charged with Real IRA membership and possessing explosives.

The charges follow the discovery of three incendiary bombs in Ballymena on Saturday afternoon.

The four men and one woman are expected to appear at a special court in the town on Tuesday.

They will face charges of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life or damage property and membership of the Real IRA.

The charges relate to the discovery of three incendiary bombs at a house in Fisherwick Gardens in the town.

Army technical officers were called to the scene and made the devices safe.

The five people charged are all in their 20s. Another woman, arrested at the time, was released without charge.