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Inquiry to consider if Omagh bomb was ‘joint enterprise’ between terror groups
Lead counsel says a group of experienced terrorists used cloned plates and a scout car as the inquiry examines whether the Real IRA and Continuity IRA acted together.
- The Omagh Bombing Inquiry, chaired by Lord Turnbull, has begun its latest stage of evidential hearings in Belfast to examine how the 1998 attack was carried out and who was responsible.
- Lead counsel Paul Greaney KC told the inquiry that "experienced terrorists" plotted the attack as a "joint operation" between the Real IRA and Continuity IRA, aiming to destabilize the Northern Ireland peace process.
- Dr. John Morrison testified Tuesday that the Real IRA used stolen Vauxhall Cavaliers with cloned number plates to avoid detection, tactics Greaney described as being stolen "effectively to order" for the bombing.
- Families of victims attended the Belfast hearings, with Claire Hayes, sister of Alan Radford, stating, "We just hope in the end we will get truth and dignity out of this process."
- Later this week, the hearing expects to receive a pre-recorded witness statement from a senior Garda officer regarding the stolen vehicle, while evidence suggests Colm Murphy acted as a central figure in the bombing plot.
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Inquiry to consider if Omagh bomb was ‘joint enterprise’ between terror groups
The Omagh Bombing Inquiry has begun a new stage of hearings in Belfast.
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