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12/09/2019
Man Held Over Police Murder Bid In Belfast
A man has been arrested in County Fermanagh by detectives investigating the attempted murder of a police officer with an under-car bomb in east Belfast.
The 38-year-old suspect was detained in Belleek on Wednesday morning, 11 September, by the PSNI's Terrorism Investigation Unit.
He was taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite for questioning.
A senior police officer escaped injury when a viable explosive device was discovered under his car at Shandon Park Golf Club on Saturday 01 June.
The murder bid happened only a short distance away from the PSNI headquarters.
Dissident republican group the New IRA later claimed responsibility for the attack.
(JG/CM)
The 38-year-old suspect was detained in Belleek on Wednesday morning, 11 September, by the PSNI's Terrorism Investigation Unit.
He was taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite for questioning.
A senior police officer escaped injury when a viable explosive device was discovered under his car at Shandon Park Golf Club on Saturday 01 June.
The murder bid happened only a short distance away from the PSNI headquarters.
Dissident republican group the New IRA later claimed responsibility for the attack.
(JG/CM)
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