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Pair charged with terror funding

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Two men have been charged with blackmail and terrorist funding.

They were arrested in the Poleglass area on the outskirts of west Belfast on Wednesday afternoon by the PSNI's anti-extortion unit.

A third man has been released while a report is sent to the Public Prosecution Service.

The two accused, who are aged 29 and 33, are to appear at Laganside Magistrates Court on Saturday.





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