Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell is critically ill in hospital after being shot multiple times by masked men outside a sports centre in Co Tyrone.
Police investigating the attempted murder of a senior officer in Omagh have made a sixth arrest.
Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell remains critically ill after the attack in Co Tyrone on Wednesday night. He was shot in front of his young son at a sports centre where he coaches a youth football team and police believe the two gunmen involved fired multiple shots. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said on Saturday night that they have arrested a 71-year-old man in Omagh under the Terrorism Act.Five other men - aged 22, 38, 43, 45 and 47 - also arrested in connection with the attempted murder remain in custody.More on Northern Ireland
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