The Omagh bombing inquiry begins - what happened and what is at stake
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The Omagh bombing inquiry has commenced, taking place over two decades after the tragic event that claimed 29 lives in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The bombing, executed by dissident republican group Real IRA, struck just months after the Good Friday Agreement, aiming to end extensive sectarian conflict. Despite charges connected to the incident, no one has faced criminal conviction. Families have pushed for inquiries into possible preventable actions, particularly regarding intelligence that could have aided authorities in averting the tragedy, culminating in a High Court ruling that facilitated this inquiry.
The Omagh bombing inquiry has started, more than 26 years after a bomb ripped through a busy street in a Northern Irish town, killing 29 people and injuring more than 200 others.
Although people have been charged in connection with the bombing, no one has ever been convicted of the crime by a criminal court.
Some say there might have been a different outcome had British security agents shared intelligence with the Northern Irish police about the RIRA, who had carried out a wave of attacks prior to the Omagh bombing.
Lord Turnbull, who is leading the inquiry, has said its purpose is "to determine whether there were steps which could reasonably have been taken by the United Kingdom state authorities to prevent the bombing."
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