Summary

  • A memorial service is being held to remember those killed and injured in the Omagh bombing 25 years ago

  • A bomb exploded in the town on 15 August 1998, killing 29 people including a woman pregnant with twins

  • No-one has ever been convicted of the atrocity

  • An independent statutory inquiry into the Omagh bombing was announced in February

Live Reporting

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    A memorial service is being held in County Tyrone to remember those who were killed or injured in the Omagh bombing.

    Twenty-nine people died, including a woman pregnant with twins, when a car bomb exploded in the County Tyrone town on 15 August 1998 - the biggest single atrocity in the Troubles.

    Our coverage today won’t feature any text updates, but you can watch a stream of the service by clicking play above.