Omagh bomb probe decisions 'no slap down'

Northern Ireland police chiefs today greeted the decision to bring a senior UK officer in to oversee the Omagh bomb inquiry by insisting: ‘‘We have not been slapped down.’’

Members of the Northern Ireland Policing Board have agreed to appoint an assistant chief constable (ACC) or deputy chief constable (DCC) to help the investigation into the August 1998 atrocity.