Police representatives condemn threats against families of police officers

Arm na Poblachta issued a statement to the Irish News warning that relatives of police officers are now being treated as 'legitimate targets'

Forensic officers at the scene of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell's shooting. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Police officers in the North have condemned threats against their families issued by a splinter dissident republican group.

The Police Federation of Northern Ireland (PFNI) informed police officers of the threat from Arm na Poblachta (ANP), a small paramilitary outfit, mainly based in Derry, that broke away from the New IRA in the city around 2017.