04/12/2015
Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of Police Officer
A man has been charged with the attempted murder of an off duty policeman in Co Tyrone in 2008.
The 44-year-old suspect is due to appear in Dungannon Magistrates' Court today, 04 December.
The officer was driving from his home in Castlederg to start a night shift when a dissident republican bomb which was place under his car exploded.
The police officer sustained injuries to his legs, however he was able to crawl out of the car just before it burst into flames.
The suspect has also been charged with causing an explosion and belonging to a proscribed organisation.
(CD)
The 44-year-old suspect is due to appear in Dungannon Magistrates' Court today, 04 December.
The officer was driving from his home in Castlederg to start a night shift when a dissident republican bomb which was place under his car exploded.
The police officer sustained injuries to his legs, however he was able to crawl out of the car just before it burst into flames.
The suspect has also been charged with causing an explosion and belonging to a proscribed organisation.
(CD)
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