Three men have been arrested over the attempted murder of an off-duty police officer who was shot in Northern Ireland.

Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was shot multiple times in front of young people he had been coaching at a sports centre just before 8pm on Wednesday, in Omagh, Co Tyrone.

Police say the dissident republican group, the New IRA, is the "primary focus" of the force's investigation.

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