One step closer to justice, say Omagh relatives

RELATIVES of those killed in the Omagh bomb said yesterday they had moved one step closer to justice following the serving of writs on men they claim were involved in the attack.

Just hours after lawyers for some of the families began serving writs on five men they claim planned and carried out the August, 1998 Real IRA attack which killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, a spokesman for the Omagh Victims Legal Trust welcomed the move.

“We are one step closer to justice today, a step nearer seeing in court those who are suspected of murdering 31 innocent people in Omagh,” he said.