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| Two still held over car bombing | |
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| Two men are still being questioned in connection with the attempted murder of police constable Peadar Heffron. | |
| A 33-year-old was arrested on Monday morning in north Belfast and a 34-year-old in west Belfast. Both men are being questioned at Antrim police station. | A 33-year-old was arrested on Monday morning in north Belfast and a 34-year-old in west Belfast. Both men are being questioned at Antrim police station. |
| Constable Heffron was critically injured by a dissident republican car bomb on 8 January. | Constable Heffron was critically injured by a dissident republican car bomb on 8 January. |
| He had to have his right leg amputated and has just regained consciousness in recent days. | He had to have his right leg amputated and has just regained consciousness in recent days. |
| On Monday, police said a number of searches connected with the arrests were ongoing. | On Monday, police said a number of searches connected with the arrests were ongoing. |
| Constable Heffron, an Irish language specialist for the PSNI, has been in the police for 10 years and was recently married. | Constable Heffron, an Irish language specialist for the PSNI, has been in the police for 10 years and was recently married. |
| He had been on his way to work at Woodbourne police station in west Belfast and it is believed he had driven about a mile from his home when the bomb exploded on the Milltown Road. | He had been on his way to work at Woodbourne police station in west Belfast and it is believed he had driven about a mile from his home when the bomb exploded on the Milltown Road. |
| A detective investigating the bombing said they were not ruling out a link to a car bomb attack on a police officer's partner in east Belfast last year. | A detective investigating the bombing said they were not ruling out a link to a car bomb attack on a police officer's partner in east Belfast last year. |