Omagh ruling: Victims’ households and politicians react

Omagh bombing

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image captionMichael Gallagher, whose son Aiden died in the bomb, has called for a full public inquiry into the atrocity

Victims and politicians have been reacting to a High Court judge ruling that there was a real prospect the 1998 Omagh bombing could have been prevented.

The case was brought by Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was one of the victims of the bombing.

The 29 victims of the Real IRA attack included a woman pregnant with twins.

It was the biggest single atrocity in the history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Linda White

Ms White’s father and brother, Fred and Bryan Whyte had just returned from holiday when they were killed in the explosion.

She described the High Court findings as “devastating day”.

“To think they didn’t have to die in the way they did, the fact that it could have been prevented and to be told that officially,” added Ms White.

“It is brilliant in the sense in that it confirmed our opinion that this could have been…

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