Beer in pubs and fuel duty will be frozen, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced during his spring statement on Wednesday (March 15).
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Three men have been arrested after an off-duty policeman was gunned down in front of youngsters at a sports club - including his son. Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell, a senior officer in Northern Ireland, was shot multiple times yesterday evening (February 22).
He ran a short distance and fell to the ground at the Youth Sports Centre in Omagh, where the attackers continued to fire at him as children ran in terror to get to safety, police have said. Chief Constable Simon Byrne, of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, has today confirmed three arrests as part of an attempted murder investigation.
Speaking at a press conference, he said: "This morning we have arrested three men aged 38, 45, and 47 in Omagh and Coalisland in connection with John’s attempted murder. They’re currently being questioned by detectives at Musgrave serious crime suite.”
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DCI Caldwell, who had been coaching youths while off duty before being gunned down, remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital. Police earlier confirmed that 'dissident republicans' were a key focus for the investigation, in particular the New IRA group.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark McEwan described his colleague as a 'highly respected senior investigating officer'. He said that around 8pm, the policeman had been putting footballs into the boot of his car with his young son, when two gunmen approached and both fired multiple shots.
“John has ran a short distance and he’s fallen to the ground, and as he’s on the ground the gunmen have continued to fire at him,” he told BBC Radio Ulster. “That shows the absolute callous nature of this attack in a crowded
Beer in pubs and fuel duty will be frozen, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced during his spring statement on Wednesday (March 15).
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