Senior Detective Shot Multiple Times in Omagh Sports Complex

A senior detective in County Tyrone, John Caldwell, was shot multiple times while putting footballs into his car at a sports complex in Omagh on February 22.

Seven men have appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of Detective Caldwell.

The men, aged between 28 and 72, were arrested on Friday and appeared before Dungannon Magistrates' Court on Monday.

All were remanded into custody and will appear again at Omagh Magistrates' Court next month.

The men are jointly accused of the attempted murder of Detective Caldwell and preparing for acts of terrorism.

Some of the men are also further accused of belonging to the IRA.

Police believe there was a "personal element" to the attack on Detective Caldwell, who was "intimately involved" in investigations into several of the accused.

The shooting was widely condemned by political figures across Northern Ireland and beyond.