Anger as judge rules Real IRA not illegal

OUTRAGED Omagh bomb victims last night hit out at a judge’s ruling that the terror group behind the atrocity were not an illegal organisation.

The British Government immediately pledged to challenge the landmark assessment of the Real IRA.

Mr Justice Girvan delivered his verdict at Belfast Crown Court as he cleared four men of membership of the dissident republican faction.

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