BT/0325

THREE PEOPLE REMAIN CRITICAL

Three people hurt in blast remain critical
By Claire McGahan
28 DEAD
3 CRITICAL
36 IN HOSPITAL

TWO women and a man injured in the Omagh bombing today remained in a critical condition in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital today, 16 days after the tragedy.
Thirty-six people are still receiving treatment in hospitals throughout the province.
Twelve other people are receiving treatment at the Royal, including four Spanish nationals, three of them children.
Their conditions range from seriously ill to stable.
At Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry, 10 adult casualties of the bomb are being treated - two were today described as ill, while eight are in a stable condition.
There are currently five patients in the Ulster Hospital, all of them female. One is a child and the rest adults. Four of the five are satisfactory, while one is described as ill.
Three patients remain in the Erne Hospital in Enniskillen, all said to be in a satisfactory condition, progressing well.
Two women are being treated at the Belfast City Hospital - a 75-year-old has been moved out of intensive care and is stable, while a 21-year-old woman is in a comfortable condition. And one adult is in a stable condition at Tyrone County Hospital.

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Publisher: BELFAST TELEGRAPH

Ref: BT/0325

Published Date: 31-Aug-98

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