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01/02/2017
Woman Arrested Over Attempted Murder Of Police Officers Released
A 20-year-old woman arrested in connection with the attempted murder of police officers in west Belfast in 2015 has been released unconditionally.
Up to eight shots were fired at a parked PSNI car in the Rossnareen Avenue area in Andersonstown on 26 November.
Two officers who were in the vehicle at the time were not injured, however they were left badly shaken.
The woman was detained in Newry on Tuesday, 31 January, and has since been released.
Two properties were also searched during the operation.
(CD/LM)
Up to eight shots were fired at a parked PSNI car in the Rossnareen Avenue area in Andersonstown on 26 November.
Two officers who were in the vehicle at the time were not injured, however they were left badly shaken.
The woman was detained in Newry on Tuesday, 31 January, and has since been released.
Two properties were also searched during the operation.
(CD/LM)
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