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A man and a woman have been arrested over a loyalist gun attack in Co Down 30 years ago.
Former school teacher Peter McCormack, 42, was killed and three others were injured in the shooting at the Thierafurth Inn in Kilcoo on November 19 1992.
On Tuesday, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said that detectives from the Legacy Investigation Branch investigating the attack made two arrests.
Our detectives have made two arrests in relation to the murder of Peter McCormack and the attempted murder of others in the Thierafurth Inn in Kilcoo in 1992. pic.twitter.com/GjvtYF7tV8
— Police Newry, Mourne and Down (@PSNINMDown) March 26, 2024
A 63-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman were arrested in the South Down area on Tuesday morning under the Terrorism Act.
A police spokesperson said they were taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station in Belfast for questioning.
The arrests come after police issued a fresh appeal for information last November about the attack which was attributed to the loyalist paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force.
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