Man arrested on alleged murder

A man is appearing in court this afternoon in Dublin after his arrest earlier on foot of a European Arrest Warrant in relation…

A man is appearing in court this afternoon in Dublin after his arrest earlier on foot of a European Arrest Warrant in relation to an allegation of murder in the 1990s in Co Tyrone.

Gardaí attached to the extradition section at Garda headquarters in the Phoenix Park arrested the 48-year-old man shortly after midday today on Whitehall Road in Dublin.

He was to appear before Court 29 at the Criminal Courts of Justice at 4.30pm.

The man is wanted in connection with the alleged murder of John Knocker on May 31st, 1998, in Dungannon, Co Tyrone.