Man arrested in connection with dissident murder bid against police

A 29-year-old man has been arrested by detectives probing a dissident republican murder bid against police in west Belfast in 2015.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Mar 2017, 14:11 BST
Updated 24th Mar 2017, 10:58 BST
PACEMAKER BELFAST 27/11/2015 Police say they are treating a gun attack on officers in west Belfast, in which up to eight shots were fired, as attempted murder.PACEMAKER BELFAST 27/11/2015 Police say they are treating a gun attack on officers in west Belfast, in which up to eight shots were fired, as attempted murder.
PACEMAKER BELFAST 27/11/2015 Police say they are treating a gun attack on officers in west Belfast, in which up to eight shots were fired, as attempted murder.

Armoured plating and bulletproof glass saved the lives of the two officers inside a vehicle when they were ambushed.

The car was riddled with up to eight rounds.

Detective Chief Inspector Geoff Boyce said: “Detectives from the PSNI’s serious crime branch investigating the attempted murder of police officers at Rossnareen Avenue, Belfast, on November 26, 2015 have this morning arrested a 29-year-old man.”

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He has been taken to Musgrave serious crime suite in Belfast city centre for questioning.

The week before the attack a member of the travelling community was critically injured when he was shot in the head in the same area.

The officers had been part of follow-up operations in Rossnareen Avenue when they were attacked.

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