The new IRA and the attempted murder of PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell

The second hand Fiesta, purchased in a private sale on February 8, was hidden in Belfast and then used by the gunmen who sprayed bullets at the officer after a training session for teenagers.

Nicola Tallant speaks to Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about the recruitment of young men into the New IRA which had been deemed a reduced terror threat in Northern Ireland before the attack.

They discuss the group’s motive to kill, its use of propaganda and its intent to make policing Northern Ireland a thankless job.

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