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Jonathan McCambridge

Survivors say Omagh turned into a ‘war zone’ following Real IRA bombing

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is taking place at the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh (Liam McBurney/PA) - (PA Archive)

The centre of Omagh was turned into a “war zone” after a Real IRA bomb exploded in 1998, survivors have told a public inquiry.

One woman injured in the blast described how a large piece of the car in which the explosive device had been hidden ended up embedded in her leg.

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