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The detective chief inspector remains critically ill after he was shot in front of his son at a sports complex in Omagh on Wednesday.
The detective chief inspector remains critically ill after he was shot in front of his son at a sports complex in Omagh on Wednesday.
BELFAST — Police in Northern Ireland said Thursday that they had arrested three men over the shooting of an off-duty officer, after declaring “violent dissident republicans” the “prime focus” of their investigation.“This morning we have arrested three men, aged 38, 45 and 47” in connection with the attempted murder of the officer on Wednesday, Chief Constable Simon Byrne told
Police said the arrest was made under the Terrorism Act and the man is currently being questioned by detectives in Musgrave serious crime suite.
A fourth man has been arrested over the attempted murder of top Northern Ireland detective John Caldwell, who was hit multiple times at a sports club in Omagh on Wednesday.