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Woman held over Ronan Kerr murder

A 36-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the murder of PSNI officer Ronan Kerr; she is currently being questioned in Antrim Police Station.

A WOMAN HAS been arrested today in connection with the murder of PSNI officer Ronan Kerr in Co Tyrone last month.

The 36-year-old woman was arrested in Pomeroy, Co Tyrone, and taken to Antrim Police Station for questioning, UTV reports.

Constable Ronan Kerr, 25, was killed on 2 April when a booby-trapped bomb exploded underneath his car as he drove to work in Omagh.

The PSNI believe that the device was planted by dissident republicans. Kerr was a Catholic.

One man, 33-year-old Gary Coyle, was also detained following Kerr’s death. He is facing a series of firearms and explosives charges.

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