The PSNI say dissident republican group the New IRA is their primary line of inquiry.
Detectives have been granted more time to question one of the six men arrested in connection with the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in Omagh on Wednesday.
All six arrested men - aged 22, 38, 43, 45, 47 and 71 years old, remain in custody in the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station.Police have said dissident republican group the New IRA is their primary line of inquiry. DCI John Caldwell remains critically ill after the attack in Omagh on Wednesday night in which he was shot in front of his young son.
On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered to demand an end to paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland. The main street of Omagh was brought to a standstill as crowds assembled in front of the courthouse for a rally in solidarity with Mr Caldwell. Earlier, Beragh Swifts, the football club at which Mr Caldwell is a volunteer coach, led a solidarity walk through the village of Beragh on the outskirts of Omagh.
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