‘Real prospect’ 1998 attack by dissident republicans could have been thwarted, says Mr Justice Horner
A high court judge has recommended that the UK government carry out an investigation into the Omagh bombing, and urged the Irish government to do likewise, after finding “plausible arguments” that there was a “real prospect” of preventing the worst single atrocity of the Northern Ireland conflict.
Delivering judgment in a legal challenge against the UK government’s refusal to hold a public inquiry, Mr Justice Horner said a human rights compliant investigation was needed to examine whether a more “proactive” security approach against dissident republican terrorists in the lead-up to the Real IRA bombing might have thwarted it.
