By David Young
A man has been charged with bringing a gun into a polling station in Northern Ireland.
The 59-year-old accused was arrested following an incident in Greencastle, Co Tyrone during Thursday's West Tyrone by-election.
He has been charged with carrying a firearm with criminal intent and possession of a firearm or ammunition in suspicious circumstances. He is due in court in Dungannon, Co Tyrone on Friday morning.
Police in Omagh had received a report of a man acting suspiciously at a polling station on the Crockanboy Road, Greencastle, just before 1pm on Thursday.
Northern Ireland's chief electoral officer Virginia McVea said a man had "approached the poll staff in Greencastle polling station and produced what appeared to be a handgun from his pocket".
She added: "He engaged with staff then left the polling station without any weapon being discharged.
"The way that the staff dealt with it, I understand that other members of the public may have been unaware of the incident."
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