Terrorist murder suspect released

A man arrested in Armagh in connection with a bomb attack that killed four people has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.

The 55-year-old had been detained yesterday (Thursday) on suspicion of a number of offences including the murder of three police officers and a Catholic nun in an explosion on the Killylea Road in Armagh on July 24, 1990.

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The victims were Constable William Hanson, Reserve Constable Joshua Willis, Reserve Constable David Sterritt and Sister Catherine Dunne. They died when a landmine in a culvert was detonated.

Another woman was seriously injured in the blast.

The man was arrested by detectives from PSNI Legacy Investigation Branch.

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