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Hundreds attending Enniskillen Poppy Day bomb service Hundreds attending Enniskillen Poppy Day bomb service
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By Julian Fowler BBC NewsBy Julian Fowler BBC News
Hundreds of people are taking part in a memorial service marking the 25th anniversary of the Enniskillen Remembrance Day bomb.Hundreds of people are taking part in a memorial service marking the 25th anniversary of the Enniskillen Remembrance Day bomb.
Eleven people were killed and more than 60 injured when an IRA bomb exploded near the town's cenotaph in 1987.Eleven people were killed and more than 60 injured when an IRA bomb exploded near the town's cenotaph in 1987.
Those who died were all Protestant and they included three married couples, a reserve police officer and several pensioners.Those who died were all Protestant and they included three married couples, a reserve police officer and several pensioners.
Ex-headmaster Ronnie Hill died 13 years after being injured in the attack.Ex-headmaster Ronnie Hill died 13 years after being injured in the attack.
The youngest victim was 20-year-old nurse Marie Wilson whose father, Gordon Wilson, subsequently gave a moving interview in which he said he had prayed for those behind the attack.The youngest victim was 20-year-old nurse Marie Wilson whose father, Gordon Wilson, subsequently gave a moving interview in which he said he had prayed for those behind the attack.
Addressing the service the DUP peer Lord Morrow said that those who carried out the attack had "murder in their hearts".Addressing the service the DUP peer Lord Morrow said that those who carried out the attack had "murder in their hearts".
"We retain hope that one day those responsible will be brought to justice," he said."We retain hope that one day those responsible will be brought to justice," he said.
A minute's silence will be held at 10:43 GMT to mark the moment when the bomb went off without warning 25 years ago. A minute's silence was held at 10:43 GMT to mark the moment when the bomb went off without warning 25 years ago.
Relatives of those who died will lay wreaths at the cenotaph. Relatives of those who died laid wreaths at the cenotaph, which now bears 11 doves to commemorate the victims of the Enniskillen attack.
Michael Gallagher, Stanley McCombe and Kevin Skelton who lost relatives in the 1998 Omagh bombing were among those who also laid wreaths.
Many of those attending the commemoration are also due to attend a special service St McCarten's Church of Ireland cathedral later on Thursday.
The Poppy Day Bomb brought widespread condemnation but no one has ever been charged in connection with the atrocity.The Poppy Day Bomb brought widespread condemnation but no one has ever been charged in connection with the atrocity.
It was a Remembrance Sunday much like any other.It was a Remembrance Sunday much like any other.
As in previous years, I was providing a live commentary from Belfast Cenotaph for the Downtown Radio Poppy Day programme.As in previous years, I was providing a live commentary from Belfast Cenotaph for the Downtown Radio Poppy Day programme.
As Elgar's Nimrod was played by the military band and wreathes were being laid, I felt a finger lifting the headphones off my ears and heard my radio engineer whisper that I was to contact the newsroom urgently.As Elgar's Nimrod was played by the military band and wreathes were being laid, I felt a finger lifting the headphones off my ears and heard my radio engineer whisper that I was to contact the newsroom urgently.
Daphne Stephenson survived the blast having been buried in the rubble.Daphne Stephenson survived the blast having been buried in the rubble.
"Twenty-five years hasn't faded the memories I can still at certain times actually feel the rubble falling on top of me. It's all there imprinted on my mind forever," she said."Twenty-five years hasn't faded the memories I can still at certain times actually feel the rubble falling on top of me. It's all there imprinted on my mind forever," she said.
"I feel that I'm even more determined to speak out and the world needs to know what happened in Enniskillen, what was done to us while we were remembering the dead and we were there and were blew up and it's something that should never be wiped away."I feel that I'm even more determined to speak out and the world needs to know what happened in Enniskillen, what was done to us while we were remembering the dead and we were there and were blew up and it's something that should never be wiped away.
"There was millions spent on a Bloody Sunday Inquiry. It seems that there's justice for some parts of the community and not for others.""There was millions spent on a Bloody Sunday Inquiry. It seems that there's justice for some parts of the community and not for others."
"We need to know what Martin McGuinness knows about this, he needs to come clean and tell us.""We need to know what Martin McGuinness knows about this, he needs to come clean and tell us."
Speaking during a television debate during the Irish Presidential contest last year Mr McGuinness described the Enniskillen bomb as atrocious and said he felt ashamed when such incidents were carried out in the name of Irish republicanism.Speaking during a television debate during the Irish Presidential contest last year Mr McGuinness described the Enniskillen bomb as atrocious and said he felt ashamed when such incidents were carried out in the name of Irish republicanism.
He also denied he was a senior figure in the IRA at the time.He also denied he was a senior figure in the IRA at the time.
A special unit of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Historical Enquiries Team, has been examining the bombing.A special unit of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Historical Enquiries Team, has been examining the bombing.
It has passed a report to the Serious Crime Branch, which will examine if there are new lines of enquiry.It has passed a report to the Serious Crime Branch, which will examine if there are new lines of enquiry.
Aileen Quinton was living in London when she found out that her mother Alberta was killed.Aileen Quinton was living in London when she found out that her mother Alberta was killed.
"There is some notion that it shouldn't matter anymore, that after 25 years it's somehow less evil now but it's not, it is just as evil," she said."There is some notion that it shouldn't matter anymore, that after 25 years it's somehow less evil now but it's not, it is just as evil," she said.
On the same day the IRA also targeted the village of Tullyhommon, 20 miles from Enniskillen, where members of the Boys' and Girls' Brigades were holding a Remembrance Day parade.On the same day the IRA also targeted the village of Tullyhommon, 20 miles from Enniskillen, where members of the Boys' and Girls' Brigades were holding a Remembrance Day parade.
The bomb was four times the size of the Enniskillen device but it failed to detonate.The bomb was four times the size of the Enniskillen device but it failed to detonate.
Aileen Quinton said: "Enniskillen would have been a footnote. This would be the 25th anniversary of the slaughter of children at Tullyhommon and that matters, it matters now, that people set out to do that."Aileen Quinton said: "Enniskillen would have been a footnote. This would be the 25th anniversary of the slaughter of children at Tullyhommon and that matters, it matters now, that people set out to do that."
The First Minister Peter Robinson and Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers are amongst attending the ceremony, which will be followed by a service at St Macartin's Cathedral. The First Minister Peter Robinson and Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers are amongst those attending the ceremony.