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THE security alert in the Wattlebridge Road area of Newtownbutler is still ongoing today (January 18). Following claims from dissident Republicans, in a statement on Sunday night (January 17), Fermanagh and Omagh District Commander, Superintendent Alywin Barton, reiterated that there is "no evidence" that a police helicopter was shot at. Superintendent Barton said: “Our investigation into a security alert in the Wattlebridge Road area of Newtownbutler continues. “At this time, we have no evidence that a police helicopter was shot at on Thursday morning [January 14] in this area. ...

The Continuity IRA say shots were fired at a police helicopter in Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh.

DISSIDENT republicans have claimed they opened fire on a police helicopter in Co Fermanagh. Using a recognised codeword, the Continuity IRA claimed it fired at least nine rounds from a semi-automatic rifle at the PSNI helicopter at Wattlebridge, close to the...

Officers were investigating a security alert in the Wattlebridge Road area of Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh, close to the Irish border.