NO LET-UP IN SEARCH FOR BOMB GANG
No let-up in search for bomb gang
POLICE forces on both sides of the border are clearly determined to catch the Omagh bombers.
As RUC Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan said yesterday: "We owe nothing less to the relatives."
No one in Northern Ireland needs reminding of that terrible day in August 1998 when dissident republican terrorists detonated a bomb in the centre of the market town.
Twenty-nine people were killed and more than 200 injured.
Detectives know the identities of those who carried out the atrocity. Their difficulty is gathering enough evidence to bring them to court and put them behind bars.
Sir Ronnie yesterday announced a review of the investigation into the bombing, the first such measure ever undertaken by the RUC.
He wants to be "absolutely satisfied" that no avenues are left unexplored.
It is clear that all the resources needed are being given to the investigating detectives.
The killers, although not yet in Jail, must be made aware that they will never be free.
While they are on the loose, they could well be plotting to inflict similar terror on another town.
In recent weeks dissident republican terrorists, linked to the group which carried out the Omagh bomb, have launched a series of botched attacks.
Northern Ireland is painfully aware that peace remains fragile.
Fanatical dissidents opposed to the peace process can still strike at any time. But the RUC and Gardai are determined not to let up.
Northern Ireland will be one more step closer to a peaceful future when the Omagh bombers are finally caught.
POLICE forces on both sides of the border are clearly determined to catch the Omagh bombers.
As RUC Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan said yesterday: "We owe nothing less to the relatives."
No one in Northern Ireland needs reminding of that terrible day in August 1998 when dissident republican terrorists detonated a bomb in the centre of the market town.
Twenty-nine people were killed and more than 200 injured.
Detectives know the identities of those who carried out the atrocity. Their difficulty is gathering enough evidence to bring them to court and put them behind bars.
Sir Ronnie yesterday announced a review of the investigation into the bombing, the first such measure ever undertaken by the RUC.
He wants to be "absolutely satisfied" that no avenues are left unexplored.
It is clear that all the resources needed are being given to the investigating detectives.
The killers, although not yet in Jail, must be made aware that they will never be free.
While they are on the loose, they could well be plotting to inflict similar terror on another town.
In recent weeks dissident republican terrorists, linked to the group which carried out the Omagh bomb, have launched a series of botched attacks.
Northern Ireland is painfully aware that peace remains fragile.
Fanatical dissidents opposed to the peace process can still strike at any time. But the RUC and Gardai are determined not to let up.
Northern Ireland will be one more step closer to a peaceful future when the Omagh bombers are finally caught.
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Publisher: THE MIRROR
Ref: TM/103
Published Date: 22-Apr-00
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