Policeman dies after shooting attack

A policeman died tonight following a shooting in Northern Ireland, police said tonight.

The incident happened in the Lismore Manor area of Craigavon.

The shooting follows an attack on Saturday when two soldiers were shot dead by dissident republicans as they collected a pizza delivery at their base in Antrim.

A spokesman for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said: ``We can now confirm that one police officer has died following a shooting incident that occurred shortly before 9pm in the Lismore Manor area of Craigavon.''

Police have been warning of a heightened threat from dissident gunmen for some time.

A manhunt was already under way after the two soldiers were killed outside Massereene Barracks on Saturday night.

Politicians across the community condemned that action as an effort to destabilise the power-sharing administration and this latest incident will prompt further concern.