The police have arrested and are questioning a man after fireworks were found stored illegally in a farmhouse close to the former trade fair grounds in Naxxar this morning.

Informed sources told timesofmalta.com that the discovery followed a tip-off in the wake of yesterday's explosion in a garage also in Naxxar which left two people dead and three houses destroyed.

The material found today has been transferred to a safe location for destruction.

The police said several other tips had been received and been investigated. Anybody having information should phone on

telephone number 119.

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