TWELVE BEING QUESTIONED IN RELATION TO ATROCITY
Twelve questioned being in relation to atrocity
TWELVE people arrested this week for questioning in relation to the Omagh bomb, are still being held by Gardai and Police.
Detectives in Armagh and Dublin confirmed yesterday that the arrests made on both sides of the border earlier this week, related to the Omagh atrocity, and that all twelve were still being held.
Gardai also stated that they had made a "significant find" between Hackballscross and Carrrickmacross at Wednesday lunchtime, which was believed to be a barrel containing bombs or guns or both.
Supt. John Farley told the 'Herald' yesterday afternoon that the find was made at 1.00 pm, but denied that it was connected to the arrests made. He said it was rather, as a result of ongoing Garda searches in the border area.
The twelve people arrested in simultaneous dawn raids on Monday, include six from the North and six from the South.
They are believed to include four brothers from Castleblayney, the six from the North are said to be from the South Armagh area, where detectives believe the bomb was assembled.
In the Republic, the six men include the four from Castleblayney and two from Carrickmacross.
Garda detectives are questioning them in connection with the theft of the Donegal registered maroon Vauxhall Cavalier, which was used in the 15th August bomb.
Materials seized during the arrests were also undergoing forensic tests at Garda headquarters in Dublin.
The arrests come just five weeks after the bomb which ripped the heart out of Omagh, and the responsibility for which was claimed by the Real IRA.
The twenty-nine people plus two unborn babies who were killed have been laid to rest. The hundreds injured have been treated, some remain in hospital.
In all there are still fifteen people in hospitals across the North, two in the Tyrone County Hospital whose condition is said to be stable.
One in the Erne, also stable.
There are four being treated in the Royal Victoria Hospital two women are critical and in Intensive Care. Two other patients are stable and continuing to improve.
In the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald there are five patients all females, one a child. Their condition is comfortable.
There are two patients in Altnagelvin, whose conditions are also stable.
TWELVE people arrested this week for questioning in relation to the Omagh bomb, are still being held by Gardai and Police.
Detectives in Armagh and Dublin confirmed yesterday that the arrests made on both sides of the border earlier this week, related to the Omagh atrocity, and that all twelve were still being held.
Gardai also stated that they had made a "significant find" between Hackballscross and Carrrickmacross at Wednesday lunchtime, which was believed to be a barrel containing bombs or guns or both.
Supt. John Farley told the 'Herald' yesterday afternoon that the find was made at 1.00 pm, but denied that it was connected to the arrests made. He said it was rather, as a result of ongoing Garda searches in the border area.
The twelve people arrested in simultaneous dawn raids on Monday, include six from the North and six from the South.
They are believed to include four brothers from Castleblayney, the six from the North are said to be from the South Armagh area, where detectives believe the bomb was assembled.
In the Republic, the six men include the four from Castleblayney and two from Carrickmacross.
Garda detectives are questioning them in connection with the theft of the Donegal registered maroon Vauxhall Cavalier, which was used in the 15th August bomb.
Materials seized during the arrests were also undergoing forensic tests at Garda headquarters in Dublin.
The arrests come just five weeks after the bomb which ripped the heart out of Omagh, and the responsibility for which was claimed by the Real IRA.
The twenty-nine people plus two unborn babies who were killed have been laid to rest. The hundreds injured have been treated, some remain in hospital.
In all there are still fifteen people in hospitals across the North, two in the Tyrone County Hospital whose condition is said to be stable.
One in the Erne, also stable.
There are four being treated in the Royal Victoria Hospital two women are critical and in Intensive Care. Two other patients are stable and continuing to improve.
In the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald there are five patients all females, one a child. Their condition is comfortable.
There are two patients in Altnagelvin, whose conditions are also stable.
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Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH/1145
Published Date: 24-Sep-98
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