PSNI arrest man over IRA bomb attack that killed nun and three policemen
PSNI PSNI arrest man over IRA bomb attack that killed nun and three policemen
The 54-year-old suspect was detained at Belfast International Airport this morning. He is the second man detained in relation to the 1990 attack in Co Armagh in less than a week. A 55-year-old man arrested and questioned last Thursday was released pending a police file being submitted to Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service.
PSNI Three police officers and a nun were killed when a landmine hidden in a culvert was detonated in 199
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Sister Catherine Dunne, 27, Constable William Hanson, 37, Reserve Constable Joshua Willis, 35, and Reserve Constable David Sterritt, 34, were killed when a landmine exploded on the Killylea Road, Armagh, on July 24, 1990. It was believed to be the first time a Catholic nun has been killed in sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. Another woman who was with Sister Catherine was seriously injured in the blast.