Bomb atrocity victims remembered

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Commemorations are being held on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Omagh bombing.

The 1998 atrocity by the Real IRA claimed the lives of 29 people as well as unborn twins and injured many others.

So far no-one has been brought to justice for the attack.

Family and friends of victims will attend the event along with local people. The new monument in memory of victims will also be unveiled.

Representatives of the four main churches in the area will also be there.

Ahead of the event, messages of support have been sent to Omagh District Council from Irish President Mary McAleese and the president of Spain José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.

President Zapatero said the aim of the attack was to prevent the peace process, but developments in Northern Ireland in recent years showed it had failed.

"These developments will allow the region to look forward to the future with hope, and this is reflected in the monument which is being dedicated at the 10th anniversary commemorative ceremony."

President McAleese said that far from dividing the people of Omagh, they had "embraced each other as family, as friends, as one suffering community".