Three questioned on Omagh bomb

Three men were still being questioned by gardai last night in connection with the Omagh bombing in 1998

Three men were still being questioned by gardai last night in connection with the Omagh bombing in 1998. Yesterday the Garda was given leave to detain them for a further 24 hours.

The three men in their 20s, who were arrested on Tuesday, were being questioned at Monaghan Garda station.

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