PSNI make new arrest in Omagh bomb inquiry

Police in Northern Ireland are questioning a man about a serious terrorist crime linked to the Omagh bombing.

Police in Northern Ireland are questioning a man about a serious terrorist crime linked to the Omagh bombing.

The 44-year-old man was arrested in Co Tyrone by detectives based at Dungannon.

Police confirmed he is being questioned about serious terrorist crime linked to the August 1998 Real IRA bombing which claimed the lives of 29 people including a mother pregnant with twins.

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