Seven of the eleven people detained earlier on Friday have been previously arrested as part of the probe
Police have today released new CCTV footage and images of cars as part of their ongoing investigation into the attempted murder of DCI John Caldwell.Officers conducted a significant search and arrest operation on Friday morning. Nine men and two women, aged between 21 and 72 years old, were arrested under the Terrorism Act in Omagh and Coalisland.The suspects have been taken to the PSNI’s serious crime suite in Musgrave where they are currently being questioned.
He said seven of the eleven people detained on Friday had been previously arrested as part of the probe into John Caldwell’s attempted murder. “As John was packing up after coaching a youth football team, he was shot multiple times and, when he fell to the ground, the gunmen continued to fire at him in front of terrified children and parents, and, disturbingly, in front of John’s young son.
DS Corrigan added: “I am also releasing new images today of the two Ford Fiestas. The new photograph of Fiesta One shows it leaving Barrack Street in Coalisland at 4.55pm on the afternoon of the shooting and travelling to Omagh. It had registration number MGZ 6242, and was fitted with false plates, FRZ 8414, prior to the attack.
“I am appealing to anyone who has information about the movements of these vehicles, or the people within them, to contact police or Crimestoppers anonymously. No piece of information is too small.
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