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The Omagh Bombing

Stanley McCombe's wife was among 29 people who died in a massive car bombing in Omagh, Northern Ireland, the worst single incident in decades of sectarian violence.

In August 1998, 29 people died and more than 220 were injured in a massive car bombing in the centre of Omagh, Northern Ireland. It was the worst single incident in the decades of sectarian violence. Mike Lanchin hears from Stanley McCombe, whose wife, Ann, was among the victims.

Photo: Omagh town-centre after the bomb attack (AP)

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Wed 15 Aug 2018 07:50GMT

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