A fifth person has been arrested over the attempted murder of PSNI officer John Caldwell in Northern Ireland.
Four other men - aged 22, 38, 45 and 47 - also arrested in connection with the attempted murder remain in police custody.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark McEwan earlier said:"Following the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell on Wednesday... I can confirm that we are now treating it as terrorist-related and our primary line of enquiry is the New IRA". PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said that Detective Caldwell remained"critically ill and heavily sedated" in hospital following the attempt made on his life. SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne, Sinn Fein deputy leader Michelle O'Neill, UUP leader Doug Beattie, and Alliance party member Stephen Farry speaking to the media outside PSNI HQ in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
She added:"I think the most powerful message we can send is to stand with the chief constable today and to stand with the police service and to say 'this is not good enough'.Ms O'Neill was speaking while standing alongside the head of the PSNI and political representatives from the five main Stormont parties - including DUP leader, Jeffrey Donaldson.
Main image: PSNI officers at the scene of the shooting of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in Omagh, Co Tyrone. Picture by: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
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