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26/01/2006
Police fire shot in County Tyrone
Police have opened fire after a car drove through a checkpoint in County Tyrone earlier today.
A shot was fired after two men, tried to knock an officer down in the St. Dympna's Road area of Dromore.
The car is then believed to have made a U-turn and rammed into the police car twice.
The men managed to escape, and the vehicle they were travelling in was later recovered.
There have been no reports of anyone having suffered a gunshot wound at this stage and the Police Ombudsman's Office has been informed about the incident.
(EF/SP)
A shot was fired after two men, tried to knock an officer down in the St. Dympna's Road area of Dromore.
The car is then believed to have made a U-turn and rammed into the police car twice.
The men managed to escape, and the vehicle they were travelling in was later recovered.
There have been no reports of anyone having suffered a gunshot wound at this stage and the Police Ombudsman's Office has been informed about the incident.
(EF/SP)
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