Two men have been arrested over the alleged attempted murder of an off-duty police officer in Northern Ireland.
Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was shot several times by masked attackers near a leisure centre in Omagh, Co Tyrone, in 2023.
Mr Caldwell, who suffered life-changing injuries in the attack, was with his young son and other children, who were seen running for cover.
A sign for the Youth Sport Omagh sports complex in the Killyclogher Road area of Omagh, Co Tyrone, where off-duty PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was shot a number of times by masked men in front of young people he had been coaching. Mr
The officer had been packing up after coaching a youth football team when he was attacked just before 8pm on 22 February.
He retired from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) last December on medical grounds.
A 45-year-old man in the Stewartstown area and a 25-year-old man in west Belfast were arrested earlier in connection with the alleged offence, the PSNI said on Monday.
They were detained under the Terrorism Act.
“They have been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite for questioning,” the force said, adding that its officers had searched a property in west Belfast and seized a vehicle.
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Several people have already been arrested and charged over the shooting, which police linked to dissident republicans.
The attack drew widespread condemnation, including by then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who said he was appalled by the “disgraceful shooting”.
It also led to protests in Co Tyrone against paramilitary violence in solidarity with Mr Caldwell.
