The new IRA and the attempted murder of PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell
The DCI is currently in hospital fighting for his life.
Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell remains in a critical condition in hospital after being shot four times by New IRA gunmen.
A car has emerged as a key piece of evidence in the attempted murder of PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell after football training in Omagh last week - a callous shooting which has shocked all Ireland.
The second hand Fiesta, purchased in a private sale on February 8, was hidden in Belfast and then used by the gunmen who sprayed bullets at the officer after a training session for teenagers.
Nicola Tallant speaks to Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about the recruitment of young men into the New IRA which had been deemed a reduced terror threat in Northern Ireland before the attack.
They discuss the group’s motive to kill, its use of propaganda and its intent to make policing Northern Ireland a thankless job.
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