Irish Sun

Strabane funeral ‘could have turned into bloodbath’ if dozens of Stanley knives, hatchets and slash hooks weren’t seized

A FUNERAL mass “could have turned into a bloodbath” if police had not acted quickly to seize dozens of Stanley knives, hatchets and slash hooks at a funeral on Thursday, a judge said today. Judge ...
BBC

Strabane funeral: Three men sentenced after weapons seized

Three men and a teenage boy have appeared in court after an incident at a funeral in County Tyrone on Thursday. Police seized hatchets, knives and other weapons after the service at a church on ...
Belfast Telegraph

Strabane funeral could have turned into 'bloodbath', court told

Four people have appeared in court charged with offences linked to the discovery of dozens of bladed weapons following a funeral Mass in Co Tyrone. Three men — one from Northern Ireland, one from the ...
Irish Sun

Three men arrested after disturbance at funeral in Strabane as number of dangerous weapons seized by cops

THREE men have been arrested following a disturbance at a funeral in Co Tyrone this morning. It is understood a scuffle broke out at St Mary’s Church on the Melmount Road in Strabane earlier today. A ...