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11/04/2003
Man arrested in connection with bomb alerts
A 44-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into over 150 bomb alerts in Omagh since 1998.
The Letterkenny man was arrested following a joint investigation by the PSNI and Garda Siochana.
He is currently being held at Lifford garda station in Co Donegal, where he can be detained for up to 72 hours.
It is understood that the alerts date back to around the time of a Real IRA bombing in the town which killed 29 people in August 1998.
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The Letterkenny man was arrested following a joint investigation by the PSNI and Garda Siochana.
He is currently being held at Lifford garda station in Co Donegal, where he can be detained for up to 72 hours.
It is understood that the alerts date back to around the time of a Real IRA bombing in the town which killed 29 people in August 1998.
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