The dissident republican bomb exploded in the Co Tyrone town on 15 August, 1998 killing 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins.
A DECISION ON whether to order a public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing is expected to be announced later by the UK Government.
A Northern Ireland Office spokesperson said: “The Government intends to make an announcement imminently.”In 2021, a High Court judge recommended that the UK Government should carry out a human rights-compliant investigation into alleged security failings in the lead-up to the attack.His ruling came after a legal challenge by a bereaved family member against the Government’s refusal to hold a public inquiry.
PA Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris speaks to the media after meeting with family members of victims of the Omagh bombing in December. PA He said any probe should examine the failure to act on an informer tip-off or use intelligence and surveillance evidence about previous terror attacks.
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