BIG HUNT FOR CLUES CONTINUES
Big hunt for clues continues
TWO telephone boxes believed to have been used by the Omagh bombers to make their warning calls have been taken away for forensic examination, detectives said yesterday.
The boxes at Silverbridge, near Forkhill in south Armagh, were sealed off soon after the bombing, according to local people.
It is understood they were later flown by helicopter to the Seapark forensic laboratory near Carrickfergus, Co Antrim.
Detective Chief Superintendent Eric Anderson, who is heading t he investigation into the bombing outrage, said: 'Two phone boxes have been taken away and are being looked at."
It is thought the misleading warning calls made by the bombers were traced to one or both of the phones, which may now yield vital evidence.
Another key factor is a photograph of the car carrying the bomb, taken minutes before its cargo of death exploded. Posters featuring the maroon Vauxhall Cavalier have been posted across Omagh and appeared on a television appeal last night.
"We are hammering things as hard as we can," said Mr Anderson, who is Deputy Assistant Chief Constable of the RUC.
"We are leaving no stone unturned."
TWO telephone boxes believed to have been used by the Omagh bombers to make their warning calls have been taken away for forensic examination, detectives said yesterday.
The boxes at Silverbridge, near Forkhill in south Armagh, were sealed off soon after the bombing, according to local people.
It is understood they were later flown by helicopter to the Seapark forensic laboratory near Carrickfergus, Co Antrim.
Detective Chief Superintendent Eric Anderson, who is heading t he investigation into the bombing outrage, said: 'Two phone boxes have been taken away and are being looked at."
It is thought the misleading warning calls made by the bombers were traced to one or both of the phones, which may now yield vital evidence.
Another key factor is a photograph of the car carrying the bomb, taken minutes before its cargo of death exploded. Posters featuring the maroon Vauxhall Cavalier have been posted across Omagh and appeared on a television appeal last night.
"We are hammering things as hard as we can," said Mr Anderson, who is Deputy Assistant Chief Constable of the RUC.
"We are leaving no stone unturned."
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Publisher: NEWS LETTER
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Published Date: 25-Aug-98
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