PSNI detectives investigating the murder of Inga Maria Hauser 30 years ago have arrested two men on suspicion of her murder.

The men, aged 58 and 61, were arrested in the Loughguile area of Co Antrim early this morning.

The arrests come weeks after a series of appeals to mark the 30th anniversary of the murder.

Last month, detectives said they believed a number of people may have been involved either directly in the murder or in the subsequent cover-up, and said they only need fractional pieces of evidence to bring the chief suspects to justice.

The 18-year-old German backpacker was last seen alive as she travelled by ferry from Scotland to Northern Ireland.

Her body was discovered two weeks later on 20 April 1988 in a remote part of Ballypatrick Forest on the outskirts of Ballycastle, Co Antrim.