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Bodies 'filled road' after bomb | Bodies 'filled road' after bomb |
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A police officer has told the Omagh trial that bodies, including that of a baby girl, littered the street after the 1998 explosion. | A police officer has told the Omagh trial that bodies, including that of a baby girl, littered the street after the 1998 explosion. |
Several police officers and other witnesses have been giving evidence at Belfast Crown Court about the attack. | Several police officers and other witnesses have been giving evidence at Belfast Crown Court about the attack. |
Another officer, Constable Alan Palmer, told the court he found it difficult "to take in the carnage he witnessed". | Another officer, Constable Alan Palmer, told the court he found it difficult "to take in the carnage he witnessed". |
Sean Hoey, 37, from Jonesborough in County Armagh, denies 58 charges over a series of attacks. | Sean Hoey, 37, from Jonesborough in County Armagh, denies 58 charges over a series of attacks. |
These include the murders of 29 people who died in the bombing. | These include the murders of 29 people who died in the bombing. |
He is also charged with five other bombings, four bomb conspiracies and six murder conspiracies. | He is also charged with five other bombings, four bomb conspiracies and six murder conspiracies. |
Constable Palmer, who was hurt in the explosion, said he saw a woman lying in the street with severe head injuries. | Constable Palmer, who was hurt in the explosion, said he saw a woman lying in the street with severe head injuries. |
Another officer described laying out bodies as he looked for the injured. He said a baby girl was among the dead. | Another officer described laying out bodies as he looked for the injured. He said a baby girl was among the dead. |
A policeman who arrived in the centre of Omagh after hearing the explosion said the scene he found was "horrific, with bodies, parts of bodies and casualties everywhere". | |
Another described looking under rubble and debris in an attempt to find people injured, but he said he found only bodies. | |
Some of the police officers looked visibly upset as the evidence was read out. | |
This will also have been a difficult day for the families of the victims. | |
Some of the relatives were watching Thursday's court proceedings through a video link in Omagh. | |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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