Real IRA terrorists bombed Omagh with ‘impunity’, witness tells inquiry

Simon McLarnon appeared before the Omagh Bombing Inquiry on Wednesday (Omagh Bombing Inquiry/PA)

The Real IRA terrorists who bombed Omagh in 1998 seem to have been allowed to act with “impunity”, a witness has told a public inquiry.

Simon McLarnon described how he attempted to help victims of the explosion, but was left with a lifelong sense of guilt that he was unable to do more.