Northern Irish police arrest sixth man over shooting of detective

FILE PHOTO: A police officer stands guard at the Youth Sport Omagh sports complex on Killyclogher Road, where off-duty PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was shot, in Omagh, Northern Ireland February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Lorraine O'Sullivan

(Reuters) - Northern Ireland police arrested a sixth man on Saturday in connection with the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell.

A 71-year-old man was detained in Omagh under the Terrorism Act and was taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite to be questioned by detectives, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said in a statement.