Man (51) arrested by Michael Ferguson murder probe detectives in Derry

The late Michael FergusonThe late Michael Ferguson
The late Michael Ferguson
A Derry man in his early 50s has been arrested by police investigating the murder of RUC officer Michael Ferguson almost 30 years ago.

Police said detectives from the PSNI Legacy Investigation Branch, investigating the murder of the police officer in Derry city centre in January 1993, arrested the man in Derry as part of their ongoing enquiries into the killing.

He was arrested under the Terrorism Act and taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station for questioning.