Gunmen open fire on police in Newry

Police investigating a security alert near the border came under gun attack but escaped injury, officers revealed today.

Gunmen open fire on police in Newry

Police investigating a security alert near the border came under gun attack but escaped injury, officers revealed today.

The railway line at Newry, Co Down, was closed on Friday following reports of a suspected bomb which was being blamed on dissident republicans.

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