18/05/2017

Two Men Arrested Over Ronan Kerr Murder Released

Two men, who were arrested in connection with the murder of PSNI Constable Ronan Kerr, have been released unconditionally.

Constable Kerr was killed by a booby-trap car bomb in Omagh in April 2011.

A 27-year-old man was arrested in Omagh and a 40-year-old male was brought into police custody from prison.

They were questioned under the Terrorism Act, however they were released on Wednesday.

(CD/JP)

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