The British government will hold a full independent inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing, the Northern Ireland Secretary has announced.
Chris Heaton-Harris told MPs on Thursday that he intends to establish an independent statutory probe into the circumstances of the Real IRA atrocity that claimed the lives of 29 people, including unborn twins.
Speaking in Parliament, Heaton-Harris said: “I have listened to the representations of these families and taken their varying perspectives into account.
“I have considered important factors such as the independence of any future investigation, the costs to the public purse, and how best to allay wider public concern.
“I have weighed these up against the clear findings set out by the court, which we must meet for any investigation to be effective and compliant with our international obligations, and which are at the core of my decision.”…