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Daily Mirror
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Dave Burke

UNBELIEVABLE: Inquiry launched into omagh bombing 25 years after ira atrocity which killed 29 - The Untold Story

An independent inquiry into the Omagh bombing which killed 29, including nine children and a woman pregnant with twins, will be launched 25 years after the Real IRA atrocity.

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris told the House of Commons that the probe will be set up following a court judgement compelling the government to investigate.

The announcement comes after bereaved dad Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden died in the attack, took a legal challenge leading to the call for action.

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