15/04/2021

Man Arrested In Connection With Danny McClean Murder

A 56-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Danny McClean.

The PSNI's Major Investigation Team arrested the suspect under the Terrorism Act in north Belfast on Wednesday, 14 April.

Mr McClean, aged 54, was murdered 2 February this year.

The man has been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite to be questioned.

Mr McClean was a former senior member of Óglaigh na hÉireann and was shot dead behind the wheel of his car in the Cliftonville Road area of north Belfast.

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