Three arrested after attempted murder of two police officers in Tyrone

PSNI assistant chief constable Bobby Singleton earlier said the location of the incident in Strabane and previous attacks made the involvement of the dissident republican splinter group a possibility

Police investigating the attempted murder of two police officers in Co Tyrone have arrested three men (David Young/PA)

Police investigating the attempted murder of two police officers in Co Tyrone have arrested three men.

Detectives from the Terrorism Investigation Unit arrested three men, aged 36, 36 and 28, under the Terrorism Act after conducting a number of searches in Strabane on Friday night.