Fighting broke out outside a court yesterday where four men were accused of possessing a fully primed rocket launcher.
At one stage police in riot gear clashed with up to 50 supporters amid angry scenes at East Tyrone Magistrates Court in Cookstown, Co Tyrone. A crowd gathered as the four men were brought to the courthouse following the discovery of an RPG22 rocket launcher and warhead close to a police station in Coalisland on Sunday.
Mssrs Donald Mullan (31) of Fairmount Park, Dungannon; Brendan O'Connor (23) of Cavanoneill Road, Pomeroy; Sean Dillon (24) of Roughan Way, Coalisland; and Kevin Barry Murphy (31) of Altowen Park, Coalisland, were all remanded in custody until March 19th.
