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The Omagh bombing inquiry has opened, with its chairman Lord Turnbull promising it will undertake its task “rigorously and fearlessly”. It will examine whether the worst atrocity of the troubles could have been prevented. In his first remarks, Lord Turnbull Read More …
Detectives from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch have arrested three men in connection with an ongoing security alert in the Dungiven area. Police said they have recovered a “viable pipe bomb type device”. The device was found in the Curragh Read More …
It is plausible that there was a real prospect the 1998 Omagh bombing could have been prevented by the security services, a judge has ruled. Mr Justice Mark Horner also called for new investigations on both sides of the Irish Read More …
A viable pipe bomb was found close to a war memorial in Omagh, police in Northern Ireland have confirmed. The discovery of the “small but potentially dangerous device” was made before a Remembrance Day parade took place. The march was diverted Read More …