Two more arrested over Nelson murder

Two more men have been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of civil rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson.

Two more men have been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of civil rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson.

A statement from investigators led by Norfolk Deputy Chief Constable Colin Port said the men, aged 28 and 33, were arrested in Portadown, Co Armagh,today.

They were taken to Gough Detention Centre for questioning about "serious terrorist offences".

Another man arrested in Plymouth on Tuesday for questioning had his period of detention extended by three days yesterday.

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Mrs Nelson was killed in March 1999 when a bomb exploded under her car outside her home in Lurgan, Co Armagh.

Loyalist paramilitaries were blamed for the murder.

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