Category: New IRA

Seven in Court Charged With Attempted Murder of Northern Ireland Detective

May 29, 2023
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Seven men—including a father and two sons—have been remanded in custody and charged with the attempted murder of a senior Northern Ireland police officer. Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was shot several times outside a sports complex in Omagh, Co Tyrone, in February. Caldwell had been coaching a youth football match and was with his…

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Northern Ireland Police Fear Terror Attack Ahead of Biden Visit

April 7, 2023
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Northern Ireland police say they are “preparing for the worst” after receiving strong intelligence of a terror attack ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed it had received credible information that dissident republicans were planning significant violence on Easter Monday, a day before Biden’s highly-anticipated visit to…

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Crime Charity Offers £150,000 Reward on Northern Ireland Detective’s Shooting

March 8, 2023
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An independent charity is offering a £150,000 reward for information on the shooting of a senior Northern Ireland police officer. Crimestoppers said it is one of the highest rewards the charity has ever offered, as new details surrounding the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) John Caldwell were released by police. Speaking at the…

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Loyalists With ‘Strong Links’ to New IRA Arrested Over Police Officer Shooting, NI Police Board Told

March 2, 2023
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Loyalists with “strong links” to the New IRA have been arrested over the shooting of a senior detective, Northern Ireland’s Policing Board has been told. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said on Thursday it was still treating the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell as a dissident republican terror attack. Caldwell…

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Northern Ireland Politicians and Police Unite ‘As One Voice’ Over Detective Shooting

February 24, 2023
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Northern Ireland’s five main political party leaders stood alongside the region’s police chief on Friday in a rare “act of unity” over the attempted murder of a senior detective. The leaders of Sinn Fein, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the Alliance Party, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)…

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Senior Detective Gunned Down in Front of Teenage Son in Northern Ireland

February 23, 2023
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An off-duty police officer gunned down in Northern Ireland has been named as senior detective John Caldwell. The high profile officer—who has headed up major murder inquiries in the region—was shot multiple times on Wednesday evening at a sports complex in Omagh, Co. Tyrone. The Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) is currently fighting for his life…

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Alleged New IRA Members Accused of Terrorist Offences After Covert MI5 Recordings

August 27, 2022
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Two men accused of being members of the New IRA terrorist group have been remanded in custody by a court in Northern Ireland. The pair were among four men arrested in west Belfast earlier this week as part of an investigation by MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, which dates back to 2020….

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