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The Omagh Bombing

In August 1998, 29 people died in a massive car bombing in Omagh, Northern Ireland.

It was the worst single incident of violence in the decades of sectarian violence.

In August 1998, 29 people died and more than 220 were injured in a massive car bombing in the centre of Omagh, Northern Ireland.

It was the worst single incident of violence in the decades of sectarian violence.

We hear from one man whose wife who was killed that day.

Photo: Omagh town centre after the bombing (AP)

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Thu 15 Aug 2013 07:50GMT

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