A 59-year-old man has been arrested in Tyrone after reports of an armed man at a polling station during voting in the West Tyrone by-election.
The by-election was called after Sinn Fein’s MP Barry McElduff resigned following the out cry that was provoked after he posted a video of himself with a Kingsmill loaf of bread on his head on the anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre when 10 protestant workmen were killed by the IRA.
The man has been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear or alarm.
The by-election continued as normal and polls closed at 10pm last night with the count to start this morning.