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| Election candidate due in court | Election candidate due in court |
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| Independent republican election candidate Gerry McGeough is due in court charged with the attempted murder of a part-time UDR soldier in 1981. | |
| Mr McGeough, 46, will appear alongside Vincie McAnespie, 44, at Enniskillen Magistrates Court later. | Mr McGeough, 46, will appear alongside Vincie McAnespie, 44, at Enniskillen Magistrates Court later. |
| They are both charged with the attempted murder of a part-time UDR soldier in Ballygawley 26 years ago. | They are both charged with the attempted murder of a part-time UDR soldier in Ballygawley 26 years ago. |
| They also face charges of conspiracy to murder and posession of firearms with intent to endanger life. | They also face charges of conspiracy to murder and posession of firearms with intent to endanger life. |
| Mr McGeough was a candidate in Fermanagh and South Tyrone. | Mr McGeough was a candidate in Fermanagh and South Tyrone. |
| He was arrested after leaving the election count centre in Omagh on Thursday. | He was arrested after leaving the election count centre in Omagh on Thursday. |
| Mr McAnespie was arrested in Aughnacloy in the same PSNI operation. | Mr McAnespie was arrested in Aughnacloy in the same PSNI operation. |