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| Brown Omagh bomb meeting 'heated' | Brown Omagh bomb meeting 'heated' |
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| A meeting between Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Omagh bomb families has been described as "heated". | A meeting between Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Omagh bomb families has been described as "heated". |
| They discussed claims in a BBC programme that intelligence agency, GCHQ, did not pass on information that could have helped in the investigation. | They discussed claims in a BBC programme that intelligence agency, GCHQ, did not pass on information that could have helped in the investigation. |
| Michael Gallagher, who lost his son Aiden in the bombing, said the meeting had been "quite heated" at times. | Michael Gallagher, who lost his son Aiden in the bombing, said the meeting had been "quite heated" at times. |
| "We made our views very clear. We felt the Government, the police service had failed the Omagh families," he said. | "We made our views very clear. We felt the Government, the police service had failed the Omagh families," he said. |
| "In particular the Panorama programme raised questions that we felt Sir Peter and his review didn't answer." | "In particular the Panorama programme raised questions that we felt Sir Peter and his review didn't answer." |
| But Mr Gallagher also said the prime minister "was very generous". | |
| "He said that he didn't see any possibility of any criminal prosecutions - he would be prepared to change the law if he felt it would help - but felt that it wouldn't help," he said. | "He said that he didn't see any possibility of any criminal prosecutions - he would be prepared to change the law if he felt it would help - but felt that it wouldn't help," he said. |
| A Northern Ireland Office spokesperson said the prime minister had "listened carefully and said he would reflect on what he had heard". | |
| In January, the Intelligence Services Commissioner, Sir Peter Gibson, said he found no evidence that information held by GCHQ could have prevented the August 1998 bomb. | In January, the Intelligence Services Commissioner, Sir Peter Gibson, said he found no evidence that information held by GCHQ could have prevented the August 1998 bomb. |
| Twenty-nine people were killed when a Real IRA car bomb exploded in the town. | Twenty-nine people were killed when a Real IRA car bomb exploded in the town. |