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05/05/2005
Man to be charged with Omagh bombing
A 35-year-old man is to be charged with the murder of 29 people including a pregnant woman with twins in the 1998 Omagh bombing.
Sean Gerard Hoey, from Jonesborough in Co Armagh, is currently in custody on terror charges in relation to the atrocity.
A police spokesperson said "significant time and resources" had been dedicated to the ongoing investigation.
“The PSNI have confirmed that the Omagh enquiry remains a live investigation to which police continue to dedicate significant time and resources,” the spokesperson said. “We can also confirm that the Senior Investigating Officer has received directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions which are currently being processed.”
Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was killed in the blast, welcomed the news and said he hoped it would be the beginning of the end for the families affected by the tragedy.
"The investigation team has worked very, very hard and they've had our full support. We're delighted things are starting to move,” Mr Gallagher said.
Twenty-nine were killed and hundreds were injured in the car bomb attack in the Co Tyrone town on 15 August 1998.
The bombing, which was later claimed by dissident republican paramilitary group the Real IRA, was the worst single atrocity in the Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’.
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Sean Gerard Hoey, from Jonesborough in Co Armagh, is currently in custody on terror charges in relation to the atrocity.
A police spokesperson said "significant time and resources" had been dedicated to the ongoing investigation.
“The PSNI have confirmed that the Omagh enquiry remains a live investigation to which police continue to dedicate significant time and resources,” the spokesperson said. “We can also confirm that the Senior Investigating Officer has received directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions which are currently being processed.”
Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was killed in the blast, welcomed the news and said he hoped it would be the beginning of the end for the families affected by the tragedy.
"The investigation team has worked very, very hard and they've had our full support. We're delighted things are starting to move,” Mr Gallagher said.
Twenty-nine were killed and hundreds were injured in the car bomb attack in the Co Tyrone town on 15 August 1998.
The bombing, which was later claimed by dissident republican paramilitary group the Real IRA, was the worst single atrocity in the Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’.
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