Eleven people arrested over attempted murder of PSNI detective John Caldwell

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has arrested 11 radical successful transportation with the attempted execution of Det Chief Insp John Caldwell successful Co Tyrone earlier this year.

Det Chief Insp Caldwell was changeable respective times astatine a sports centre successful Omagh connected February 8th. He was putting footballs into a car with his young lad aft coaching a younker sports squad erstwhile helium was targeted.

He was critically sick for immoderate clip astatine Altnagelvin Hospital successful Derry and was near with life-changing injuries.

In a connection connected Friday morning, the PSNI said detectives from its Major Investigation Team “conducted a important hunt and apprehension operation” connected Friday morning.

“Eleven radical - 9 men and 2 women - aged betwixt 21 and 72 years aged were arrested nether the Terrorism Act successful Omagh and Coalisland. They person been taken to the Serious Crime Suite successful Musgrave wherever they are presently being questioned by detectives,” it said.