Enniskillen Memorial Held

Hundreds of people have taken part in a memorial service to mark 25 years since the Enniskillen bomb.

An IRA bombing at a Remembrance Day memorial service in the town in 1987 killed eleven people and injured 63.

School principal Ronnie Hill was the bombing’s twelfth victim. He spent 13 years in a coma and died in 2000.

The people who died in the attack were all Protestant. No advance warning was given.

A minute’s silence was observed at 10:43 to mark the moment the bomb went off.

First Minister Peter Robinson and Secretary of State Theresa Villiers were among those at the service.

Relatives of the deceased laid wreaths at the cenotaph, which has been decorated with 11 doves to remember each of the victims who died.

A special service St McCarten's Church of Ireland cathedral is to be held later on.

The service came as a new inquiry has been launched after the Historical Enquiries Team handed over a new file on the bombing to the PSNI.

Fermanagh MLA Arlene Foster launched an appeal for people with information about the bombing to contact the police.

She said an "active line of inquiry is being pursued".

"The Enniskillen bomb was an act of horrific savagery. It was motivated by nothing other than a desire to kill and maim. It was indiscriminate. Young and old were injured. It was targeting innocent people.

"Twenty five years after the explosion, someone somewhere knows something about the perpetrators. Someone knows where the bomb was made, how it was transported and who planned the attack. This wasn’t executed by one or two people. A team of people were involved.

"Anyone who can bring any information to the police should do so. Perhaps in 1987 they didn’t feel able but as they watch the victims and relatives on Thursday I hope they will be moved to help the police with the investigation."

(IT/GK)