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Man arrested in Scotland over under car bomb murder bid on Co Derry police officer

written by John May 21, 2020
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Police at the scene of the attempt to murder a serving PSNI couple with an undercar booby trap bomb in Eglinton in June 2015

POLICE Scotland have arrested a 35 year old man this morning in connection with the attempted murder of an off duty PSNI officer who had an under-vehicle improvised explosive device placed under his car in Eglinton, Co Derry on 18 June 2015.

Police Service NI’s Senior Investigation Officer, Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell, of the Major Investigation Team, said: “I would like to thank Police Scotland colleagues for their help in arresting the man in the Glasgow area by virtue of a court warrant on suspicion of attempting to murder a police officer and possession of explosives with intent to endanger life.

“He is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court via video link from Musgrave Custody Suite on Friday, May 22, 2020.

“Today’s arrest follows a direction on the charges by the Public Prosecution Service following which a European Arrest Warrant was issued in 2017 to extradite the man from the Republic of Ireland.

“However, he fled the jurisdiction and today he was arrested in Scotland and transported back to Northern Ireland.

“The police investigation into this incident remains active.”

Sean McVeigh was jailed last year for 25 years after he was convicted of the attempted murder of the police officer.

DNA forensic evidence found on the device matched that of the dissident republican terrorist.

He was stopped in a car in Donegal after discarding gloves from the Passat before it was stopped by gardai.

Man arrested in Scotland over under car bomb murder bid on Co Derry police officer was last modified: May 22nd, 2020 by John

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