Royal Marine Ciaran Maxwell pleads guilty to stashing explosives for terror attacks

A serving Royal Marine has admitted stashing arms and explosives for possible use by dissident republicans. Ciaran Maxwell, 31, originally from Larne in County Antrim, entered the guilty plea at an Old Bailey hearing in central London. The Marine was arrested by counter-terrorism officers in August 2016 following the discovery of two arms dumps in woodland near Larne.