A significant haul of terrorist weapons haul have been discovered in a forest park in Northern Ireland, according to police.

The haul, which was found on Saturday afternoon in Carnfunnock Country Park, near Larne, Co Antrim, consists of a number of small plastic barrels containing bomb-making parts and explosives.

Police said partially constructed devices and a small quantity of explosives were also found after officers were called to investigate reports of a suspicious object spotted in a wooded area of the park.

PSNI Detective Chief Inspector Gillian Kearney said it was unclear which terror group the items belonged to.

The discovery came just over 24 hours after a prison officer was badly injured when a dissident republican car bomb detonated under his van in Belfast.