Northern Ireland

Man charged over booby-trapped car

A man charged in connection with the discovery of a failed booby-trap device found on a soldier's car in Belfast is due in court today.

The 40-year-old is accused of possession of a prohibited weapon.

Security forces said the soldier was lucky to escape with his life after he spotted the device underneath the driver's seat inside his car on January 5.

The serviceman from Britain had been visiting a girlfriend in the north of the city when the incident happened. Dissident republicans claimed responsibility.

A 16-year-old boy and two men aged 34 and 42 who were arrested have been released unconditionally, along with a woman and two men.