Seven men have been remanded in custody after appearing before a district judge in Northern Ireland charged with the attempted murder of PSNI Det Ch Insp John Caldwell in Omagh in February.
Caldwell was shot several times outside a sports complex in Omagh, County Tyrone, in February.
Caldwell had been coaching a youth football match and was with his young son at the time of the attack.
The so-called New IRA claimed responsibility for the attack, with police investigating if the dissident republican group may have been assisted by criminal gangs.
The seven accused who appeared via video link at Dungannon magistrates court on Monday morning were: Jonathan McGinty, 28, of St Julians Downs, Omagh; Brian Carron, 38, of Claremount Drive, Coalisland; Gavin Coyle, 45, of Killybrack Mews, Omagh; Matthew McLean, 33, of Glenpark Road, Omagh; and Robert McLean, 29, James Ivor McLean, 72, and Alan McFarland, 47, all of Deverney Park, Omagh.
Carron and Coyle stand further accused of belonging to a proscribed organisation, namely the IRA.
McGinty, McFarland and Matthew McLean are also charged with preparation of terrorist acts.
Three of the seven accused made bail applications on Monday: Coyle, James Ivor McLean and McGinty.
District judge Steven Keown refused bail for all three on the grounds of risk of further offending and potential interference with the police investigation.
All seven were remanded in custody to appear before Omagh magistrates court, via video link, on 27 June.
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