The scene in Strabane following the bomb attack last month
TWO men arrested over a murder bid on police officers last month have now been freed, say police.
The men, aged 46 and 48, who were arrested in Omagh and Strabane on Tuesday (11 April) by detectives from PSNI’s Terrorist Investigation Unit.
They were detained under section 41 of the Terrorism Acit by detectives investigating the attempted murder of police officers in Strabane on March 21.
Police say the men, who were being questioned at the serious crime suite at Musgrave PSNI station, have now been released unconditionally.
During the attack, the device exploded as a police patrol car passed Townsend Street in the town.
Detectives say the officers cheated death in the attack, saying the device had been triggered by command wire from a vantage point overlooking the road.