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Politics
Abbie Llewelyn

MPs approve secret 16-year-old transcript be given to Omagh bombing inquiry

UK Parliament (John Walton/PA credit) - (PA Wire)

MPs have approved a motion to release a secret transcript to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry as it seeks to establish whether the deadly 1998 attack could have been prevented.

The inquiry’s solicitor Tim Suter had asked the House to allow his inquiry to access unreported evidence given to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee almost 16 years ago.

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