Advert appeal over Omagh bomb car

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Police probing the Omagh bomb will run a series of adverts in newspapers this week in an attempt to gain information about the car used in the attack.

Advertisements will be placed in daily and weekly newspapers asking people to think again about coming forward.

Chief Superintendent Norman Baxter said all information would be treated confidentially.

He also urged public representatives to use their influence to encourage people to come forward to the police.

"It's eight and a half years since the Omagh bombing but the investigation is continuing.

"In the light of recent changes in attitude from certain groups towards policing, I think it is important to ask everyone to think again about coming forward with information about what happened."

He added: "We are particularly interested in the movements of the bomb car in the days leading up to the atrocity.

"We want to know about the movements of the red/maroon Vauxhall Cavalier between Thursday 13 August 1998 and Saturday 15 August 1998, the day of the explosion which killed 29 innocent people.

"Anyone who knows anything about the movements of this car in the Carrickmacross area or the Louth/south Armagh area during this period is asked to contact the incident room at Omagh police station."

Only one man has so far been charged with the murders.

Sean Hoey, 37, of Jonesborough in south Armagh, is currently awaiting a judge's verdict after standing trial in Belfast.