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Seventh arrest in Strabane attempted murder inquiry

written by Staff Writer November 26, 2022
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A 58-year-old man has been arrested over the attempted murder of two police officers in Strabane.

The man was arrested today by detectives from the terrorism investigation unit and is being being detained at Musgrave police station under the Terrorism Act.

Police said that a property was also searched.

He is the seventh man to be arrested in connection with the incident.

The two officers had been on patrol on Thursday 17 November at Mount Carmel Heights when a bomb was detonated at the side of their vehicle.

Neither officer was injured in the attack, which caused a major security alert in the area, affecting more than 1,000 residents and leaving some children unable to get to school the following day.

The dissident republican group, the New IRA, claimed responsibility for the bomb attack.

The Irish News said the group had issued a statement saying it had carried out the attack using a recognised codeword.

Police had previously said the involvement of the New IRA was a “strong line of inquiry”.

PSNI assistant chief constable Bobby Singleton said the location of the incident in Strabane and previous attacks made the involvement of the dissident republican splinter group a possibility.

Political leaders in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland condemned the attack, and police appealed for anyone with information to contact them.

Seventh arrest in Strabane attempted murder inquiry was last modified: November 26th, 2022 by Staff Writer
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