Omagh bomb warning was 'unreliable'

A warning of Real IRA activity three days before the Omagh bombing never reached Special Branch.

A warning of Real IRA activity three days before the Omagh bombing never reached Special Branch.

Northern Ireland’s police chief Ronnie Flanagan says information from a police informant "could not have prevented the Omagh attack".

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