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| Police investigating the shooting of a police officer have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder. | Police investigating the shooting of a police officer have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder. |
| The shooting took place in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, during trouble between rival loyalists on Saturday night. | |
| The officer's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. A civilian was also stabbed and is in hospital. | The officer's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. A civilian was also stabbed and is in hospital. |
| Three men were also arrested under terrorist legislation. | Three men were also arrested under terrorist legislation. |
| Another man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon. | Another man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon. |
| Weapons, including CS spray, a crossbow and baseball bats, were found in the Castlemara estate. The trouble is being linked to UDA feuding. | Weapons, including CS spray, a crossbow and baseball bats, were found in the Castlemara estate. The trouble is being linked to UDA feuding. |
| Officers were called after reports that a large crowd had gathered in Castlemara Drive at about 2230 BST. | Officers were called after reports that a large crowd had gathered in Castlemara Drive at about 2230 BST. |
| The three men were arrested after police stopped a car. | The three men were arrested after police stopped a car. |
| Security Minister Paul Goggins said those within loyalism who refused to cease criminal activity had "nothing to offer their own community or anyone else". | |
| We are very serious about how we are going to respond operationally to this and we will be taking full measures Superintendent Mark Gilmore Superintendent Mark Gilmore condemned the attack. | |
| "We are very serious about how we are going to respond operationally to this and we will be taking full measures to reassure the community and bring anyone to justice who feels that they want to further break the law," he said. | "We are very serious about how we are going to respond operationally to this and we will be taking full measures to reassure the community and bring anyone to justice who feels that they want to further break the law," he said. |
| The town's deputy mayor, Patricia McKinney, was in the area on Saturday night and said she was appalled that the police had been targeted. | |
| "The fact that there were firearms used at all - we don't need the like of this in our borough, regardless of who was shot," she said. | "The fact that there were firearms used at all - we don't need the like of this in our borough, regardless of who was shot," she said. |
| She said the police were in the area to protect the community. | She said the police were in the area to protect the community. |
| Police are appealing for anyone with information about any of the incidents to contact them. | Police are appealing for anyone with information about any of the incidents to contact them. |