Tyrone man handed jail sentence in connection with bid to kill police officer

The court heard the officer had got into their car which had been in their driveway and set off for work. During the journey, a bomb attached underneath the driver’s seat of the car exploded

Laganside Court in Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA)

A Tyrone man has been sentenced to six years in jail after pleading guilty to offences connected to an attempt by dissident republicans to kill a police officer.

Gavin Coyle, 46, of Mullaghmore Drive in Omagh, will be eligible for release after four years.