STORY: Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell is in a critical condition having undergone surgery overnight. He was shot a number of times by two gunmen while putting footballs in his car after finishing a coaching session with an under-15 soccer team.

The three men aged 38, 45, and 47 arrested under the Terrorism Act are currently being questioned by detectives.

The New IRA has targeted police before and was responsible for the killing of journalist Lyra McKee in 2019.