Long-awaited Omagh bomb inquiry set for first public hearing

Police officers and firefighters inspecting the damage caused by a bomb explosion in Market Street, Omagh. File Picture: Paul McErlane/PA

The first public hearing in a long called for public inquiry into the Omagh bomb will start later.

The probe, led by chairman Andrew Turnbull, is examining whether the atrocity could reasonably have been prevented by UK authorities.