RUC release six held over bombing

Six men being questioned by the RUC about the Omagh bombing were released last night without charge

Six men being questioned by the RUC about the Omagh bombing were released last night without charge. The men were detained last Monday in early-morning raids on addresses across south Armagh.

Six other people arrested in simultaneous raids by the Garda in Co Monaghan for questioning about the bombing have already been released without charge.

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