Omagh bomb victims’ names read aloud as public inquiry reopens
Inquiry chair says evidence will make clear the ‘devastating and lasting impact’ of Real IRA attack in August 1998
The names of each of the 29 people killed in the Omagh bombing, including a mother and her unborn twins, have been read out as the public inquiry into the attack reopened.
Bereaved families and survivors gathered at the Strule arts centre in County Tyrone for the inquiry, which will examine whether UK authorities could reasonably have prevented the Real IRA bombing on 15 August 1998.
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