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The Latest Breaking News from the Omagh Bombing Inquiry

Victims and survivors’ evidence ‘shone light on consequences of Omagh bombing’

Four weeks of commemorative hearings in the Omagh Bombing Inquiry have concluded.

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Firefighters searched rubble ‘not knowing if family members were among dead’

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) area commander David Doherty gave evidence to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Man says ‘everything that happened’ in his life was a result of Omagh bomb

Rodney Patterson was standing about 40 feet away from the Real IRA bomb when it exploded in 1998.

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Real IRA terrorists bombed Omagh with ‘impunity’, witness tells inquiry

Simon McLarnon described how he attempted to help victims of the explosion in 1998.

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Survivors say Omagh turned into a ‘war zone’ following Real IRA bombing

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is hearing statements in its final day of commemorative hearings

Evening Standard

Officer tells inquiry he believes police were the intended target of Omagh bomb

Norman Haslett told a public inquiry of scenes of ‘hell’ in the aftermath of the 1998 explosion.

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Police felt ‘guilty and responsible’ for evacuating people closer to Omagh bomb

Retired superintendent James Baxter has been giving evidence to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.

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Young Omagh victim robbed of ‘life full of possibilities’, inquiry hears

Victor Barker delivered a commemoration of his son James to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Omagh families ‘woefully let down’ by police, father of victim tells inquiry

Victor Barker told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that his son James’s life had been taken away from him in the most ‘evil and barbaric fashion’.

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Omagh first responders recall scenes which ‘should only be seen in a movie’

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is continuing to hear personal statements from those affected by the 1998 Real IRA atrocity.

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Paramedic recalls not being able to identify heads or feet of Omagh victims

Richard Quigley told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that he remembers seeing dead bodies lined up in rows in a temporary morgue.

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Woman tells inquiry of moment her foot was blown off by Omagh bomb

Suzanne Travis was a 20-year-old student when the Real IRA bomb exploded in 1998.

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Omagh survivor tells inquiry blast left crater in road with injured inside

David McSwiggan told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that he had repeatedly returned to the scene of devastation immediately after the explosion.

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Baby was left with shrapnel inside brain by Omagh blast, inquiry hears

Caroline McKinney gave evidence to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry sitting beside her daughter Niamh.

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Woman burned in Omagh bombing was ‘given last rites four times’

Donna-Marie McGillion gave evidence on Wednesday to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.

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Woman tells inquiry she was ‘on fire’ after Omagh bomb exploded next to her

Omagh Bombing Inquiry chairman Lord Turnbull said he was ‘humbled’ by the account given by survivor Pauline Harte.

The Independent UK

Sister of Omagh victim ‘lives with guilt’ because she survived attack

Nicola Marlow was with her older sister Jolene when the Real IRA bomb exploded in the Co Tyrone town.

Evening Standard

Omagh bombing survivor tells inquiry he placed sheets over victims’ bodies

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is hearing accounts from survivors and people who were injured in the 1998 Real IRA massacre.

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Student killed in Omagh bombing was a year away from graduating, inquiry hears

A statement from the twin brother of Julia Hughes was read to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Family searched for schoolgirl after Omagh bomb exploded

Lorraine Wilson, 15, was working in an Oxfam shop on the day she died in the 1998 Real IRA bombing.

The Independent UK

Shop owner killed in Omagh bombing was ‘moral compass’ of family, inquiry told

Elizabeth ‘Libbi’ Rush was described as ‘wise, compassionate and thoughtful’ by her children at the Omagh bombing inquiry.

Evening Standard

Three victims of Omagh bombing remembered at inquiry

Twenty-nine people, including a woman pregnant with twins, died in the Real IRA attack on August 15 1998.

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Family’s ‘world fell apart’ after death of Brenda Logue in Omagh bombing

Brenda Logue, a talented footballer, was 17 when she died in the 1998 atrocity.

The Independent UK

Woman ‘searched for husband and son for years’ after Omagh bomb

Bryan White, 27, was shopping in Omagh with his father Fred when the bomb exploded.

Evening Standard

I will never forgive Omagh bombers, says mother of eight-year-old victim

A statement from the mother of Oran Doherty was read to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry on Monday.

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