29/01/2017 BBC Newsline

Detectives say they believe an AK47 assault rifle used in the attempted

murder of a police officer in north Belfast last week has been used

Officers revisited the scene this evening exactly one

There was a heavy police presence as detectives return to the scene. A

hail of bullets hit this forecourt. The target, a community police

officer doing his job. He was injured and remains in a stable

condition. Several cars were also hit. The attack was claimed by the

Republican group known as the new IRA. A week on, detectives have

released more information about the car and can't be believed were used.

We know it involved an AK-47 type weapon and again, these weapons are

for mass killing. It was right across this road. We know this

weapon has history in Belfast by this group and was previously used.

It was an attempt to jog the memory is of anybody who may have seen it

last week. Police believe it was used as a getaway vehicle before

being found in west Belfast. Detectives are not interested in the

movements of the west and north Belfast -- are interested. Three men

arrested in connection with the incident have all been unreleased

unconditionally. The Secretary of State James

Brokenshire has repeated his belief during the Troubles

are "disproportionately" focused Writing in the Sunday Telegraph

he said it was "clear" that investigations into more than 3,500

deaths were "not working". Responding to those comments,

the Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said Mr Brokenshire

was defending the indefensible. The SDLP's Alex Attwood described

the remarks as false claims and said The Alliance MLA, David Ford said

Mr Brokenshire's comments "come perilously close to interfering

in the rule of law". Meanwhile the DUP MP

Jeffrey Donaldson has welcomed the secretary of state's comments,

calling the current system a "one sided process".The UUP MP

Danny Kinahan said he was pleased Mr Brokenshire had acknowledged

what he described as an imbalance in the way British soldiers

are being treated. Carl Frampton has lost

to Leo Santa Cruz in his defence of his WBA featherweight title

in Las Vegas. The Belfast boxer was narrowly

defeated on a points decision in the rematch in the first loss

of his professional career. BBC Newsline's Thomas

Kane was there. It was another thrilling contest

between these two top-class fighters. Frampton was very graces

in defeat and he felt his opponent deserved the victory. The focus

turned to another immediate rematch with the Belfast boxer believing it

should take place in his own home city. Obviously, I am very

disappointed. It was a good fight. I think we have had 24 rounds of each

other and they have been competitive rounds. It is one all now. If we

look at any sort of positive out of this, we have to make it a trilogy.

It has to happen again. Leo is a tremendous fighter. Congratulations

to the new champion. Hopefully we can do it again. I've come to the

States twice now and Leo said he would do it in Belfast the third

time. I hope he is a man of his word. You can come and stay at my

house if he wants and we can get it on for a third time. Would you be

willing to come to Belfast? I am a man of my word. It is going to be

inconvenient for me to go to Belfast but I am a man of my word. If it was

up to me, I would go up there. It is not just up to me, it is up to my

promoter and manager. This featherweight rivalry has captured

the imagination of the boxing world. It trilogy make sense for both

parties, as Frampton aims to win back his title.

As we go into the new week, more mobile weather coming off the

Atlantic. Some dry and bright gaps in between the weather systems. When

they come along, spells of rain and windy at times. With the wind is

coming in from the self, it is not going to be as cold. A cold one

today but we are going through a transition. Cloud has been moving

end but hold onto that cloud. Drizzle affecting many parts as we

go through this evening and tonight. As a result, it will be frost free.

Temperatures of five Celsius. We start a new week on a cloudy zero.

That weather around, the bees will boot picking up as well not to...

More rain pushing in across the south. Brightest and drive across

Scotland and the east of England. -- driest. When you get the cloud and

rain moving in, those temperatures up to double figures. Back to

Northern Ireland. In the afternoon, we have the breeze picking up as

well and batches of rain and drizzle moving its way in. Temperatures of

11 Celsius. As we go through the rest of the week, we have a band of

slow moving rain moving through tomorrow night. Tuesday, a little

bit dry and brighter. More showery rain coming from midweek on words.

Those winds picking up especially on Thursday.

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