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Lauren Harte

Police granted more time to question one of six men over attempted murder of DCI John Caldwell

Detectives have been granted more time to question one of the six men arrested in connection with the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in Omagh on Wednesday.

A court in Belfast has granted an extension to the detention of the 43-year-old suspect until 10pm on Tuesday 28 February.

All six arrested men - aged 22, 38, 43, 45, 47 and 71 years old, remain in custody in the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station.

READ MORE: Sixth man arrested over Omagh PSNI officer shooting

Police have said dissident republican group the New IRA is their primary line of inquiry. DCI John Caldwell remains critically ill after the attack in Omagh on Wednesday night in which he was shot in front of his young son.

The off-duty PSNI officer was targeted at a sports centre where he coaches a youth football team and police believe the two gunmen involved fired multiple shots.

On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered to demand an end to paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland. The main street of Omagh was brought to a standstill as crowds assembled in front of the courthouse for a rally in solidarity with Mr Caldwell.

Standing a short distance from where a 1998 dissident republican bomb killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, they held posters saying: "No going back."

Earlier, Beragh Swifts, the football club at which Mr Caldwell is a volunteer coach, led a solidarity walk through the village of Beragh on the outskirts of Omagh.

Major Investigation Team detectives continue to ask for the public’s help and would appeal to witnesses or those with information to please get in touch by calling 101 or online via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.

Information, including photos, CCTV and dash-cam footage, can also be provided to police through the Major Incident Public Portal at https://mipp.police.uk/operation/PSNI23S03-PO1

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