Former PSNI officer tells inquiry agent was involved in Omagh bombing plot

A former senior Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer has told the public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing that he believes a covert agent was involved in the attack. Retired Chief Superintendent Norman Baxter, who previously led the investigation into the Real IRA bombing that killed 29 people, gave evidence to the inquiry sitting in Belfast.

During his testimony, Baxter stated he believes a joint Garda-MI5 intelligence source was connected to the bomb plot. Following his statements, legal representatives for some of the bereaved families renewed calls for the Irish government to establish a parallel public inquiry into the atrocity.

Sources: BBC Northern Ireland, The Journal