There were fewer shootings, bombings and paramilitary-style attacks in Northern Ireland in 2024, statistics have indicated.
The year included one death described as security related, believed to be the fatal shooting of Kevin Conway in Belfast in January.
That murder has been linked with an organised crime gang.
It comes after no security related deaths were recorded during 2023, the first zero figure for deaths since records began in 1969 according to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
However the annual security statistics, which cover from January 1st to December 31st 2024, reveal significant drops in terms of the number of shootings, bombings and paramilitary style attacks.
There were six bombing incidents, down from eight in the previous 12 months and 17 shooting incidents compared to 44 in 2023.
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