05/11/2012
Enniskillen Bomb Inquiry Reopened
A new inquiry is due to begin into the Enniskillen bombing which happened 25 years ago during a Remembrance Sunday memorial.
The Historical Enquiries Team (HET) has handed over a new file on the bombing to the PSNI.
The IRA bomb killed 11 people and injured 63 others. It is seen as a major turning point in the history of the IRA and of the Troubles.
School principal Ronnie Hill was the bombing’s twelfth victim. He spent 13 years in a coma and died in 2000. No-one was ever convicted.
Fermanagh MLA Arlene Foster has launched an appeal for people with information about the bombing to contact the police.
She said an "active line of inquiry is being pursued".
"This Thursday will be the 25th anniversary of the bombing and families have planned a very significant event to mark that occasion. However, 2012 would be all the more memorable if there was to be a breakthrough in the investigation," said the Minister.
"The Enniskillen bomb was an act of horrific savagery. It was motivated by nothing other than a desire to kill and maim. It was indiscriminate. Young and old were injured. It was targeting innocent people.
"Twenty five years after the explosion, someone somewhere knows something about the perpetrators. Someone knows where the bomb was made, how it was transported and who planned the attack. This wasn’t executed by one or two people. A team of people were involved.
"Anyone who can bring any information to the police should do so. Perhaps in 1987 they didn’t feel able but as they watch the victims and relatives on Thursday I hope they will be moved to help the police with the investigation."
(IT)
The Historical Enquiries Team (HET) has handed over a new file on the bombing to the PSNI.
The IRA bomb killed 11 people and injured 63 others. It is seen as a major turning point in the history of the IRA and of the Troubles.
School principal Ronnie Hill was the bombing’s twelfth victim. He spent 13 years in a coma and died in 2000. No-one was ever convicted.
Fermanagh MLA Arlene Foster has launched an appeal for people with information about the bombing to contact the police.
She said an "active line of inquiry is being pursued".
"This Thursday will be the 25th anniversary of the bombing and families have planned a very significant event to mark that occasion. However, 2012 would be all the more memorable if there was to be a breakthrough in the investigation," said the Minister.
"The Enniskillen bomb was an act of horrific savagery. It was motivated by nothing other than a desire to kill and maim. It was indiscriminate. Young and old were injured. It was targeting innocent people.
"Twenty five years after the explosion, someone somewhere knows something about the perpetrators. Someone knows where the bomb was made, how it was transported and who planned the attack. This wasn’t executed by one or two people. A team of people were involved.
"Anyone who can bring any information to the police should do so. Perhaps in 1987 they didn’t feel able but as they watch the victims and relatives on Thursday I hope they will be moved to help the police with the investigation."
(IT)
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