OMAGH RELATIVES TO MMET WITH SECRETARY OF STATE IN BID FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY
Omagh relatives to meet with Secretary of State in bid for public inquiry
THE relatives of those killed in the August 1998 Omagh bomb atrocity, are due to meet with the new Secretary of State, Owen Paterson, today (Wednesday) in their latest bid to secure a public inquiry into the horrific Real IRA attack, which killed 29 people including a woman pregnant with unborn twins.
As part of the campaign in which the families are calling upon the British government to grant a full independent cross-border inquiry, the Omagh Self Help and Support Group has also issued petitions across West Tyrone and Fermanagh, as well as an online Facebook petition, which to date has the support of almost 1,500.
Once the petitions are collected, the support group plan to arrange a meeting at 10 Downing Street where they hope to personally hand deliver the petitions to the Prime Minister.
Speaking prior to our case for a public today's meeting with the Secretary of State, the secretary of the support group, Godfrey Wilson, who lost his daughter, Lorraine, in the bombing, said: "There will be a minibus taking 18 of us up to Stormont in Belfast, where, along with elected representatives from each political party, we will be putting forward our case for a public inquiry.
"We plan to discuss a number of issues including the Eames Bradley report in which it clearly states that Omagh happened in peace times and, therefore, should not be recognised as being part of the history of the Troubles."
Commenting on the petition, Mr Wilson,added: "We have left petitions in various locations in Omagh, and other towns and villages including Drumquin, Lack and Fermanagh. We haven't collected all the petitions yet, but when we do we will be handing them in to 10 Downing Street at a later date."
THE relatives of those killed in the August 1998 Omagh bomb atrocity, are due to meet with the new Secretary of State, Owen Paterson, today (Wednesday) in their latest bid to secure a public inquiry into the horrific Real IRA attack, which killed 29 people including a woman pregnant with unborn twins.
As part of the campaign in which the families are calling upon the British government to grant a full independent cross-border inquiry, the Omagh Self Help and Support Group has also issued petitions across West Tyrone and Fermanagh, as well as an online Facebook petition, which to date has the support of almost 1,500.
Once the petitions are collected, the support group plan to arrange a meeting at 10 Downing Street where they hope to personally hand deliver the petitions to the Prime Minister.
Speaking prior to our case for a public today's meeting with the Secretary of State, the secretary of the support group, Godfrey Wilson, who lost his daughter, Lorraine, in the bombing, said: "There will be a minibus taking 18 of us up to Stormont in Belfast, where, along with elected representatives from each political party, we will be putting forward our case for a public inquiry.
"We plan to discuss a number of issues including the Eames Bradley report in which it clearly states that Omagh happened in peace times and, therefore, should not be recognised as being part of the history of the Troubles."
Commenting on the petition, Mr Wilson,added: "We have left petitions in various locations in Omagh, and other towns and villages including Drumquin, Lack and Fermanagh. We haven't collected all the petitions yet, but when we do we will be handing them in to 10 Downing Street at a later date."
Further Information
Publisher: TYRONE CONSTITUTION
Ref: TC/2002
Published Date: 23-Sep-10
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