Strabane: man in court on charge of attempted murder of police officers

A man has appeared in court, charged with the attempted murder of two police officers in Strabane.

Charlie Love is accused of two counts of attempted murder, causing an explosion likely to endanger life or cause serious injury to property, and possessing explosives with intent to endanger life or cause serious injury to property.

The 28-year-old, with an address in Bridge Street, Strabane, appeared before Dungannon Magistrates' Court via video-link today (Wednesday).

A PSNI detective constable told the court that the two officers had been on patrol in the Mount Carmel Heights area of Strabane on November 17 when a bomb was detonated at the side of their vehicle.

Neither officer was injured in the attack, which caused a major security alert in the area, affecting more than 1,000 residents.

The case was adjourned until January 5.