One of the alleged Omagh bombers is being kept behind bars in the North while a judge decides whether a legal bid to extradite him to Lithuania to face arms smuggling charges should be held in Belfast or Dublin.

One of the alleged Omagh bombers was remanded in custody in Belfast today following a legal bid to extradite him to Lithuania to face arms smuggling charges.

Two retired police officers were today granted permission to give evidence to the Bloody Sunday Tribunal from behind screens to protect their identity.