Seven men have been charged with the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in the North. They include two men aged 28, and five men aged 33, 38, 45, 47 and 72.
Two of the men, aged 38 and 45, have also been charged with membership of a proscribed organisation, namely the IRA. Three of them, aged 28, 33 and 47, have also been charged with preparation of terrorist acts.
All seven are expected to appear before Dungannon Magistrates Court via video link tomorrow. DCI Caldwell was seen publicly for the first time this week at a garden party hosted by the King and Queen at Northern Ireland's royal residence in Hillsborough. Detective Chief Inspector Caldwell was shot multiple times at a sports complex near Omagh in February.
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