BT/0971

TEARS FOR OMAGH

TEARS FOR OMAGH
by Michael McHugh

One of the Omagh bomb relatives, Laurence Rush, breaks down in tears (above), during an emotional seventh anniversary of the atrocity.
Families of the victims gathered at a service held at the site of the bombing in the town's Remembrance Garden yesterday afternoon.
Today marks the anniversary of the blast in which 29 men, women and children died.
Meanwhile, the Government came under fire today amid compensation wrangling with the Omagh bomb victims which has lasted almost seven years.
Relatives are battling for a more equitable division of official compensation totalling millions of pounds.
Some families were awarded as little as �7,500 for the loss of their loved ones, sparking outrage from many of the 29 victims' families.

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Publisher: BELFAST TELEGRAPH

Ref: BT/0971

Published Date: 15-Aug-05

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