Man held over police bomb attack

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Detectives investigating the attempted murder of police officers in County Fermanagh at the weekend have arrested a man.

The Continuity IRA admitted they tried to detonate a landmine as a police patrol passed on the Rellan Road near Rosslea on Saturday.

A loud bang was heard and a device was found a few hours later.

Two police officers suffered minor injuries. The man was arrested in the Lisnaskea area on Monday.

The PSNI said the device consisted of a substantial amount of home made explosives placed under a bridge with a command wire leading to a firing point some distance away.

Chief Superintendent Skuce said he was thankful the attack failed.

"My officers were on duty in Rosslea in the early hours of Saturday morning, providing a service to the local community," he said.

"They do so without fear or favour to everyone in our community."