A man has been arrested after a car was driven towards police officers in Fintona, County Tyrone.

The incident happened shortly before 21:00 BST on Saturday.

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers were performing duties at a parade on the Tattymoyle Road when the driver of a black BMW car ignored instructions from officers and swerved the car towards them.

A police officer was forced to jump out of the way of the car while another officer successfully deployed a stinger device to puncture its tyres.

The car left the scene but was located a short distance away.

A man matching the description of the driver was located hiding in a hedge by officers from the PSNI’s Air Support Unit, who provided support to officers on the ground.

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