RUC appeals for witnesses to bombing

RUC officers investigating the bombing at Mahons Hotel in Irvinestown, Co Fermanagh, on February 6th, for which the Continuity…

RUC officers investigating the bombing at Mahons Hotel in Irvinestown, Co Fermanagh, on February 6th, for which the Continuity IRA claimed responsibility, are appealing for more witnesses who were in the village that night to come forward.

Det Insp Neil Graham, who is heading the investigation, said he would like to talk to a man wearing a green anorak-type coat with a hood who was seen walking in the vicinity at 6.30 p.m. just 40 minutes before the explosion.

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