Witness History: Archive 2013 - The Omagh Bombing

The Omagh Bombing

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In August 1998, 29 people died and more than 220 were injured in a massive car bombing in the centre of Omagh, Northern Ireland.

It was the worst single incident of violence in the decades of sectarian violence.

We hear from one man whose wife who was killed that day.

Photo: Omagh town centre after the bombing (AP)


Published on Thursday, 15th August 2013.

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