Flanagan gives evidence on Omagh investigation

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Former RUC chief constable Ronnie Flanagan told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that he believed he had kept his commitment to the investigation, while expressing regret that no one had been brought to justice. He said he did not know about early reductions in incident-room staffing and hours.

Flanagan said he believed the investigation had kept faith with his promise to leave no stone unturned, and expressed deep regret that those responsible had not been brought to justice.
He said he was unaware of decisions to reduce incident-room staffing and operating hours, including reductions recorded about six weeks and 15 weeks after the bombing.
Inquiry counsel described an anonymous call to Finner Camp the night before the bombing and said the inquiry had asked the Irish Government questions about its significance and whether information was passed to UK authorities.

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Key facts

Bombing date: August 15, 1998.
Deaths: 29 people were killed.
Inquiry location: Evidential hearings are being held in Belfast.
Incident-room reductions: A policy log recorded an initial reduction six weeks and two days after the bombing; a later log recorded further inquiry-team reductions 15 weeks and two days after it.
Finner Camp call: Inquiry counsel said an anonymous call was made to the camp on August 14, 1998, and that Omagh had been mentioned.