Omagh bomb evidence to be heard partially in secret
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The Omagh bombing was among the worst atrocities of Northern Ireland's Troubles
Belfast's High Court has allowed some evidence connected to the 1998 Omagh bombing, external to be heard in secret.
The government had applied for a "closed material procedure" (CMP) for a judge to examine whether public disclosure of information would be damaging to national security.
Having viewed a sample of sensitive documents, the judge ruled that a CMP would be allowed.
Twenty-nine people died in the Real IRA attack.
Omagh bomb timeline
15 August 1998 - A large car bomb explodes on a Saturday afternoon in the centre of Omagh,, external County Tyrone, fatally wounding 29 people.
18 August 1998 - The Real IRA claims responsibility for the bomb, external.
6 August 2003 - Alleged founder and leader of the Real IRA Michael McKevitt is found guilty of directing terrorism, external.
The ruling was part of an ongoing legal challenge by the Omagh families to overturn a government decision not to hold a public inquiry into the 1998 atrocity.
In 2013, the then Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers, said she did not believe there were sufficient grounds to justify a further inquiry beyond those that had already taken place.
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