BANBRIDGE PAYS RESPECT TO DEAD
Banbridge pays its respects to the dead
IN Banbridge, wrecked shops provided the backdrop for the ceremony in memory of the Omagh victims. The Real IRA left their calling card in the town exactly a fortnight before the Omagh atrocity.
Council Chief Executive Bob Gilmore, a former Omagh man, spoke of his anguish following the explosion while waiting for news about relatives, including his parents who live there.
Hundreds attended the time of reflection in Newry Street, which was devastated by a car bomb on August 1. A minute's silence was observed for the Omagh victims.
In nearby Dromore, Church of Ireland Rector Rev Stephen Lowry and Catholic Priest Father Gerry Conway led prayers and the names of the Omagh dead were read out before a period of silence.
IN Banbridge, wrecked shops provided the backdrop for the ceremony in memory of the Omagh victims. The Real IRA left their calling card in the town exactly a fortnight before the Omagh atrocity.
Council Chief Executive Bob Gilmore, a former Omagh man, spoke of his anguish following the explosion while waiting for news about relatives, including his parents who live there.
Hundreds attended the time of reflection in Newry Street, which was devastated by a car bomb on August 1. A minute's silence was observed for the Omagh victims.
In nearby Dromore, Church of Ireland Rector Rev Stephen Lowry and Catholic Priest Father Gerry Conway led prayers and the names of the Omagh dead were read out before a period of silence.
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Publisher: BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Ref: BT/0241
Published Date: 24-Aug-98
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