Three held in connection with policeman shooting in the North

Three men were arrested today by detectives investigating a gun attack on an off-duty police officer in the North.

Dissident republicans were blamed after the 43-year-old Catholic was ambushed in Bishop Street in Derry city centre last November as children were being dropped off at three nearby schools.

The wounded policeman, originally from the staunchly nationalist Bogside in the city, was able to drive himself to a nearby PSNI station to receive first aid.

Police said the three suspects were being questioned at Antrim serious crime suite.