By Emmet McElhatton
THE Omagh Bombing Inquiry which claimed the lives of 29 people, including unborn twins, and three Donegal schoolboys, is to resume next week.
The public inquiry will resume in the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh, as the team returns to the task of establishing whether or not the bloodshed of August 1998 could have reasonably been prevented.
The public inquiry into the atrocity, which occurred when a 500lb Real IRA car bomb exploded in the county town, will hear from eyewitnesses over the next few weeks.
These testimonies, formally known as commemorative and personal statements, form a key part of the inquiry, allowing the chairperson, Lord Alan Turnbull, the opportunity to hear directly from those worst affected by the attack.
A schedule detailing the date and time that each person will give evidence will be published in the coming days.
Accounts will be provided by survivors, family members of victims, first responders, members of the security forces and other kinds of witnesses, all in an effort to give Lord Turnball the fullest possible understanding of the extent of the damage caused by the attack.
The commemorative hearings are completely open to the public, who are encouraged to attend.
The inquiry’s media team has said guidance will be issued in the coming days for those who wish to view the inquiry.
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