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| Omagh bomb: Seamus Daly charged with 29 murders | Omagh bomb: Seamus Daly charged with 29 murders |
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| A 43-year-old man has been charged with the murders of 29 people who were killed in the 1998 Omagh bomb. | A 43-year-old man has been charged with the murders of 29 people who were killed in the 1998 Omagh bomb. |
| The Real IRA attack was the worst single atrocity of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The victims included a woman who was pregnant with twins. | The Real IRA attack was the worst single atrocity of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The victims included a woman who was pregnant with twins. |
| Seamus Daly, from Culloville, County Monaghan, was arrested by serious crime branch detectives in Newry on Monday. | Seamus Daly, from Culloville, County Monaghan, was arrested by serious crime branch detectives in Newry on Monday. |
| He is expected to appear in court in Dungannon, County Tyrone, on Friday. | |
| Denied involvement | Denied involvement |
| He faces a total of 33 charges, including an attempted bomb attack in Lisburn, County Antrim, that took place on the same year as the Omagh bomb. | He faces a total of 33 charges, including an attempted bomb attack in Lisburn, County Antrim, that took place on the same year as the Omagh bomb. |
| No-one has ever been convicted of carrying out the Omagh bombing in a criminal court. | No-one has ever been convicted of carrying out the Omagh bombing in a criminal court. |
| However, relatives of some of the victims brought a landmark civil action against five men they claimed were responsible, including Seamus Daly. | However, relatives of some of the victims brought a landmark civil action against five men they claimed were responsible, including Seamus Daly. |
| Four of the five men - including Mr Daly - were ordered to pay more than £1.5m in damages to the victims' families in a civil case. | |
| The court ruled that he and three of the others were responsible, and they were later ordered to pay more than £1.5m in damages. | The court ruled that he and three of the others were responsible, and they were later ordered to pay more than £1.5m in damages. |
| Seamus Daly has always denied any involvement in the bombing. | Seamus Daly has always denied any involvement in the bombing. |
| Michael Gallagher, whose son Aidan was killed in the bombing, described the decision to bring charges as an "important and positive development". | Michael Gallagher, whose son Aidan was killed in the bombing, described the decision to bring charges as an "important and positive development". |
| He added: "We have put the police under pressure to pursue the investigation." | He added: "We have put the police under pressure to pursue the investigation." |