BOMB VICTIM READY TO REBUILD SHATTERED LIFE
Bomb victim ready to rebuild shattered life
By Jennifer Doherty
THE last of the Spanish Omagh bomb victims flew home to Madrid last night.
Fourteen-year-old Gonzalo Blanco flew from Belfast to a military airport on the outskirts of Madrid onboard a Spanish Air Force ambulance plane. His mother accompanied the schoolboy on his journey home - over five weeks since he was injured in the Omagh explosion, which killed 29 people. His 15-year-old sister Therese, who was also caught up in the blast, was treated at Belfast's City Hospital before she returned to Spain. The Blanco siblings were among a 20-strong party of Spanish school children who were spending time in Buncrana, Co Donegal to improve their English.
They had travelled from Donegal to Omagh on August 15 for a daytrip, and had become tragically involved in one of Northern Ireland's worst atrocities.
By Jennifer Doherty
THE last of the Spanish Omagh bomb victims flew home to Madrid last night.
Fourteen-year-old Gonzalo Blanco flew from Belfast to a military airport on the outskirts of Madrid onboard a Spanish Air Force ambulance plane. His mother accompanied the schoolboy on his journey home - over five weeks since he was injured in the Omagh explosion, which killed 29 people. His 15-year-old sister Therese, who was also caught up in the blast, was treated at Belfast's City Hospital before she returned to Spain. The Blanco siblings were among a 20-strong party of Spanish school children who were spending time in Buncrana, Co Donegal to improve their English.
They had travelled from Donegal to Omagh on August 15 for a daytrip, and had become tragically involved in one of Northern Ireland's worst atrocities.
Further Information
Publisher: BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Ref: BT/0424
Published Date: 19-Sep-98
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