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Omagh bombing spurs Ireland to tighten anti-terror laws
Ireland announced sharply tougher anti-terrorist measures as Omagh’s deadliest attack prompts nationwide mourning. Prime Minister Ahern said the rules would curb bail for suspects, allow inferred guilt, and extend detention without charge to 96 hours while Real IRA dissidents suspended operations. In Omagh, Catholic and Protestant communities held mass burials for 16 victims, including a 21 month old, with flags and flowers across the town as soldiers erected barriers to shield processions.
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Omagh
Northern Ireland
Dublin
Bertie Ahern
Irish Republican Army
Ahern
Real Ira
IRA
Belfast
Bernadette Sands-McKevitt
Michael McKevitt
McKevitt
Irish Republic
Dundalk
Joan Brady
Pat Doherty
Sinn
Edward Daly
Breda Devine
Mary Grimes
Beragh
Avril Monaghan
Maura