Police have recovered a quantity of ammunition which was buried at Belfast City Cemetery.
The discovery was made on Sunday afternoon, November 13, after a member of the public alerted the police to the discovery.
ATO attended the scene along with officers and the ammo was taken away for further forensic examination.
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The PSNI has appealed for any further witnesses or anyone with more information to contact them.
Detective Sergeant Lorraine Dougherty said: “We received a report at around 12:30 pm from a member of the public that they had discovered a quantity of ammunition buried in the cemetery.
"ATO and police attended and the items were removed for further examination.
“Enquiries are ongoing and we would appeal to anyone with any information in relation to the incident , or who may have witnessed people acting suspiciously in the area to contact detectives on 101 quoting reference number 861 of 13/11/22.”
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