Man charged over Omagh bombing

A man was tonight charged by police in Northern Ireland with conspiracy to cause an explosion in connection with the Omagh bombing.

The man was also facing charges of possessing explosive substances with intent to endanger life and membership of a proscribed organisation.

He was arrested early on Tuesday morning in a major security operation in south Armagh near the border.

Twenty nine people died in the Omagh bomb attack, including a mother of unborn twins, and more than 200 people were injured.