Strabane bomb: Three released after attempted murder of police

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Police cars at the scene on Friday morning
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The explosion happened in the Mount Carmel Heights area of Strabane on 17 November

Three people arrested by detectives investigating the attempted murder of two police officers in Strabane, County Tyrone have been released.

A 25-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man have been released unconditionally.

A 27-year-old woman also arrested in Strabane on Thursday has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.

Officers were on patrol on 17 November when a bomb exploded at the side of their vehicle.

Neither officer was injured in the blast, which happened near Mount Carmel Heights.

A number of items were seized following the search of a property, police said earlier on Thursday.

At the time of the attack, the officers were carrying out inquiries into anti-social behaviour in the area.

The New IRA later told a Belfast newspaper that it carried out the attack.

One man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of the police officers.