‘Bombs similar to Omagh devices’

BOMBS made in the run-up to the republican explosion in Omagh, which killed 29 people, were all made by the same person, a witness told a court in Northern Ireland yesterday.

Forensic scientist Dennis McAuley told Belfast Crown Court he was convinced 10 bombs planted by the Real IRA in 1998 had been made by the same person.

He claimed the soldering and wiring of timer power units used in the campaign were of a similar nature.