Two men arrested over attempted murder of PSNI officer John Caldwell released

Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was shot several times by two gunmen outside a leisure centre in Omagh at around 8pm on Wednesday 22 February

Two men arrested under terrorism laws in relation to the attempted murder of PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell have been released.

The two, aged 28 and 70 were held after searches at properties in Omagh and Dungannon.

Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was shot several times by two gunmen outside a leisure centre in Omagh at around 8pm on Wednesday 22 February.

Police said they have spoken to more than 340 witnesses and had made 15 arrests so far.

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