Families concerned that Omagh bomb inquiry won’t uncover full truth
Concern has been expressed that a public inquiry into the Omagh bomb will not be able to uncover the full truth.
Claire Hayes, whose brother Alan Radford (16) was among the 29 people killed in the dissident republican bomb attack in 1998, said she is very sceptical, with the Irish Government not being a full participant in the proceedings.
The inquiry started four weeks of public commemorative hearings on Tuesday, recalling the lives of and hearing tributes to all those killed and impacted by the Real IRA atrocity.
The probe, led by Scottish judge Lord Turnbull, is examining whether the atrocity could reasonably have been prevented by UK authorities.
The first tributes were paid to Fernando Blasco Baselga (12) and Rocio Abad Ramos (23), two Spanish tourists killed in the bombing.
Bereaved families and survivors have gathered at the Strule Arts…
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