Omagh: Detectives arrest three men over car hijacking

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A police officer stands near a sign pointing to St Mary's Church
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Roads near St Mary's Church were closed by police after the incident on May 6

Three men have been arrested by detectives investigating a car hijacking outside Omagh, County Tyrone, in May.

A motorist was held at gunpoint by three masked men and forced to drive a suspicious object to a police station on the evening of 6 May.

Two of the men, both 57, were arrested under the Terrorism Act following searches in Omagh on Monday morning.

A third man, 41, was later arrested under the Terrorism Act.

All three remain in custody for questioning.