Five released over blast death

Five people being held after the murder of a construction worker in Derry were released without charge today.

Five people being held after the murder of a construction worker in Derry were released without charge today.

The four men and one woman had been questioned after David Caldwell, 51, died when a booby trap device contained inside a lunchbox exploded at a Territorial Army camp in Limavady Road.

Meanwhile detectives have renewed their appeal about the killing, which security sources have blamed on the Real IRA.

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