Second man arrested after policeman killed

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a Catholic policeman in Northern Ireland arrested a second man today.

By The Newsroom

Published 6th Apr 2011, 12:20 BST

Updated 7th Apr 2011, 12:39 BST

The 40-year-old suspect was stopped in a car on the road between Omagh and Ballygawley in Co Tyrone at 8.20am.

He is being questioned about the murder of 25-year-old Pc Ronan Kerr in Omagh on Saturday, and also about a significant cache of weapons and explosives discovered by police in nearby Coalisland on Tuesday night.

A 26-year-old suspect arrested in Scotland yesterday in relation to the arms find has now been re-arrested over the murder.

Both suspects are being questioned at Antrim police station.