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The Omagh Bombing Inquiry will commence on Tuesday to remember the lives lost in the County Tyrone bombing that occurred in 1998. The attack was conducted by the Real IRA and was the most significant single atrocity during the Troubles, killing 29 people, including a woman who was pregnant with twins. The initial stage of the hearing will see the reading of detailed pen portraits by their relatives, with people impacted by the bombing giving their testimony over four weeks of evidence.
Witnesses and their families can access support from the WAVE Trauma Centre, which is available at a “stressful and traumatic time”. Chief Executive, Sandra Peake, stated that “reliving that day will be harrowing” for all those affected by the bombing. The inquiry will determine if the UK state authorities could have prevented the bombing, and it will start at the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh.
The commemorative hearing will take place for up to four days each week and end on 20th February. Chairman of the Inquiry, Lord Turnbull, aims to understand the “terrible consequences” that occurred due to the bomb.
Authorities from the Irish government will cooperate with the inquiry as the Real IRA launched the attack across the border. On the first day, the hearing will remember Fernando Blasco Baselga and Rocio Abad Ramos, victims from Madrid who were part of a language exchange program when they were killed. The Real IRA released a statement taking responsibility for the attack three days after it took place, with no criminal convictions made so far by a criminal court
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