Golf club car bomb: Two men arrested in Dublin

Image caption, Police at Shandon Park Golf Club in June

Two men in their 40s have been arrested by garda铆 (Irish police) in connection with the discovery of a bomb found underneath a police officer's car in east Belfast.

The device was discovered at Shandon Park golf club, close to PSNI headquarters, on Saturday 1 June.

On Tuesday morning, members of the garda special detective unit arrested two men in Dublin.

They are being held at a garda station in the city.

Det Supt Sean Wright, from the PSNI's terrorism investigation unit, welcomed the development.

"The arrests should send a clear message to those involved in terrorist activity that the border does not provide an escape route," he said.

"Our two police services work collaboratively on a daily basis, sharing knowledge and information, to ensure that there is no hiding place for criminals or terrorists."

In June, the New IRA issued a statement to the Irish News, claiming that it had been behind the attack.