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18/09/2013
Omagh Families To Meet Villiers
Some of the families of those killed in the 1998 Omagh bombing are to meet Secretary of State Teresa Villiers today (Wednesday).
The meeting, which is due to be held at Hillsborough, comes after she said no public inquiry would be held into the tragedy.
Some of the families have fought for a cross-border public inquiry, following allegations that more could have been done by security services to prevent the attack.
According to UTV, in the independent report, there are suggestions of intelligence failings in the run up to the incident. The document is said to include emails which outline communication between an FBI agent who had infiltrated the Real IRA at the time of the bombing, and his handlers. The families of the victims claim the messages identify Omagh as a potential target and establish a time frame consistent with the eventual attack.
However, Ms Villiers said there were not sufficient grounds for an inquiry.
Those behind the campaign said they were "bitterly disappointed" by the decision, but would continue to fight for a public inquiry.
On 15 August 1998, a 500lb car bomb detonated in the town of Omagh, killing 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, and injuring many more.
(JP/CD)
The meeting, which is due to be held at Hillsborough, comes after she said no public inquiry would be held into the tragedy.
Some of the families have fought for a cross-border public inquiry, following allegations that more could have been done by security services to prevent the attack.
According to UTV, in the independent report, there are suggestions of intelligence failings in the run up to the incident. The document is said to include emails which outline communication between an FBI agent who had infiltrated the Real IRA at the time of the bombing, and his handlers. The families of the victims claim the messages identify Omagh as a potential target and establish a time frame consistent with the eventual attack.
However, Ms Villiers said there were not sufficient grounds for an inquiry.
Those behind the campaign said they were "bitterly disappointed" by the decision, but would continue to fight for a public inquiry.
On 15 August 1998, a 500lb car bomb detonated in the town of Omagh, killing 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, and injuring many more.
(JP/CD)
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