A police detective is in a stable condition after being shot a number of times by gunmen in the small town of Omagh on Thursday.
It is a much smaller group than the Irish Republican Army, which disarmed when the Good Friday accord ended the fighting between nationalist militants and pro-British unionists.
The threat from domestic groups was reduced to "substantial" from "severe", meaning an attack is still likely, according to an independent assessment by the MI5 domestic spy service. A statement by the leaders across Northern Ireland's political divide said the people of Omagh had endured profound suffering and trauma in the past and there was "absolutely no tolerance for such attacks by the enemies of our peace".
In Washington, the US State Department spokesman said: "The victim's service both in uniform and off duty stands in what we believe to be stark contrast to the perpetrators, who offer nothing to the communities they so falsely claim to represent."
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