That's according to a midlands Minister.
Police are continuing their investigations into the attempted murder of a police officer in Northern Ireland last night.
Three men have been arrested and are continuing to be questioned under the Terrorism Act and can be held for up to fourteen days.
Forensic officers remain at the scene and they continue to examine the area outside a sports complex in Omagh, County Tyrone, where Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was shot.
Longford Westmeath Fine Gael TD and Minister for European Affairs, Peter Burke says it is an unbelievable brutal attack:
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