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Day of Omagh bomb 'forever etched in us', says survivor

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A survivor of the Omagh bomb has told the inquiry into the 1998 atrocity that it is a "fine line" between sadness and happiness about still being alive and that for "all those who survived ... that day is forever etched in us".

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Irish Independent

Omagh Bombing Inquiry ‘shone a bright light on terrible consequences’, as victim’s father asks Irish Government to ‘engage’ with process

Evidence from victims’ families and survivors of the Omagh bombing has shone a “bright light on the terrible consequences” of the Real IRA massacre, a public inquiry has heard.

Victims and survivors’ evidence ‘shone light on consequences of Omagh bombing’

Four weeks of commemorative hearings in the Omagh Bombing Inquiry have concluded.

4 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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RTÉ

Day of Omagh bomb 'forever etched in us', says survivor

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perspectivemedia.com

Man says ‘everything that happened’ in his life was a result of Omagh bomb

Rodney Patterson was standing about 40 feet away from the Real IRA bomb when it exploded in 1998. A survivor of the Omagh bombing has said that everything that has happened in his life since 1998 has been a result of the tragedy. Rodney Patterson told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that he was standing around 40 feet away from the device when it exploded, devastating the centre of the Co Tyrone town. Mr Patterson, who said it was the first time he wa…

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