Former UUP leader Lord Tom Elliott said victims of the Omagh bomb have called for a parallel inquiry in the Republic
The Irish State has “never stood up” and been accountable for its failure to stop IRA cross-Border attacks during the Troubles, a former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party has said.
Speaking as the British government published its legacy legislation, Lord Tom Elliott, now a member of the House of Lords, said: “The Omagh bomb victims are calling for a parallel inquiry in the Republic of Ireland.
“That’s where the bomb was manufactured, that’s where the bomb was transported from, and that’s where those who left it in Omagh went bac
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