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The British government could jeopardise the trial against alleged Real IRA leader and Omagh bombing mastermind, Michael McKevitt, by demanding that its agents and secret intelligence sources be granted anonymity from the Irish courts it was revealed this week.
Laurence Rush, the widower of a woman killed in the Omagh bomb, has issued legal proceedings against the North's Chief Constable and Secretary of State. Rush also accused the Chief Constable and Secretary of State of failing to take reasonable steps to protect his wife Libbi's right to life.
Today's ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the Omagh bomb will allow the community an opportunity to remember and at the same time move forward together, local cleric Fr Kevin Mullan said.
He also said it was a time when it was important to the families of the victims that the town still remembers. Hundreds took part in a service at the Memorial Garden at Drumragh Avenue.
One person Rosemary Ingram had to strip to her underwear before a panel of six lawyers, including three men, when her compensation case was heard in April.
Mrs Ingram was later awarded �253,843 in compensation for the injuries which she sustained in the explosion.
The British government could jeopardise the trial against alleged Real IRA leader and Omagh bombing mastermind, Michael McKevitt, by demanding that its agents and secret intelligence sources be granted anonymity from the Irish courts it was revealed this week.
Laurence Rush, the widower of a woman killed in the Omagh bomb, has issued legal proceedings against the North's Chief Constable and Secretary of State. Rush also accused the Chief Constable and Secretary of State of failing to take reasonable steps to protect his wife Libbi's right to life.
Today's ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the Omagh bomb will allow the community an opportunity to remember and at the same time move forward together, local cleric Fr Kevin Mullan said.
He also said it was a time when it was important to the families of the victims that the town still remembers. Hundreds took part in a service at the Memorial Garden at Drumragh Avenue.
One person Rosemary Ingram had to strip to her underwear before a panel of six lawyers, including three men, when her compensation case was heard in April.
Mrs Ingram was later awarded �253,843 in compensation for the injuries which she sustained in the explosion.
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Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH/1531
Published Date: 02-Jan-03
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