Two more men have been arrested in connection with the shooting of policeman John Caldwell a week ago. Two other men remain in custody.
Det Ch Insp John Caldwell has been involved in high-profile investigations into dissident republican attacks
A 33-year-old man was arrested in Omagh and a 57-year-old man was detained in Belfast, both under the Terrorism Act.Mr Caldwell remains in a critical but stable condition following the shooting in the car park of a sports complex in Omagh on 22 February.Officers have been granted extra time to question them.The dissident republican group the New IRA has admitted the shooting in the County Tyrone town as Mr Caldwell attended a youth sports event.
His son was among children present at the time and at least two other vehicles were hit by bullets, police said.A blue Ford Fiesta had been bought in Ballyclare two weeks prior to the attack and stored in Belfast, where its plates were changed.
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