By David Hunter
A man detained following an explosion in East Belfast last night has been re-arrested under the terrorism act.
Earlier, the 32 year old was being held on suspicion of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life or cause serious injury to property..
The man is said to be well known in loyalist circles.
The explosion happened in Fraser Pass at around 8.15pm on Friday.
Forensic teams spent much of the day at the scene in East Belfast and parts of the street were closed off.
Detective Sergeant Ricky Thompson said: “Detectives investigating the report of an explosion in the Fraser Pass area of east Belfast around 8.15pm last night, Friday 26 January have re-arrested a 32 year old man, under the Terrorism Act.
"He is currently in custody, assisting us with our enquiries.
“We are appealing to anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the Ballymacarrett area last night between 7pm and 8.30pm to get in touch with detectives on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference 1302 of 26/1/18. "
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