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Three men from Londonderry have admitted possessing a document which claimed responsibility for the attempted murder of Det Ch Insp John Caldwell in 2023.
The senior police officer was seriously injured when he was shot in front of his son by dissident republicans at a sports complex in Omagh, County Tyrone.
The three co-accused appeared at Belfast Crown Court on Tuesday.
Now retired due to medical reasons, Mr Caldwell attended the hearing by videolink.
Caolan Robert Brogan, 25, from Bluebellhill Gardens in the Brandywell area of Derry, 27-year-old Tiarnan McFadden, from Carnhill and a third man from who cannot be named for legal reasons were all charged with a count of possessing a document claiming responsibility.
They initially denied the charge but pleaded guilty on Tuesday.
The three men were also charged with one count of electronically transmitting the contents of the document.
This charge will now not be proceeded with.
