Police said Sunday that up to three gunmen opened fire late Saturday on a police patrol in the County Fermanagh village and that officers fired back. It was the first time that Northern Ireland police had come under fire since IRA dissidents whipped up a Belfast riot in July.

Police and politicians also blamed IRA dissidents for driving a car through the security barriers of the Belfast headquarters of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, a civilian panel overseeing police operations. The car was set on fire but caused no damage to the building.