Omagh bombing victim’s father urges inquiry to answer his questions

Omagh bombing victim's father urges inquiry to answer his questionsSource: BBC Breakfast

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00:00No one has ever been convicted of the atrocity.

00:03Brie families have spent years fighting for a public inquiry.

00:08After lengthy legal delays, it finally opens today.

00:11We've worked so hard for this for such a long time.

00:16I think it's hugely important.

00:18This is the worst single failure of intelligence and security

00:23in the history of Northern Ireland.

00:26What do you want to get out of the inquiry?

00:28Well, first of all, we need answers.

00:30We need to know, was there anything that could have been done

00:35to prevent this bomb from happening?

00:37That is probably the most important question that we could ask.

00:41It's also important that we learn the lessons

00:44so that others will have a better chance

00:47than what the families here in Noma had.

00:51The inquiry, chaired by Lord Turnbull,

00:53will not call witnesses or hear evidence until next year.

00:57But for those who lost loved ones,

00:59it's an important step forward in a journey that started nearly 26 years ago.

01:05I just feel that Aidan's life was totally and absolutely wasted

01:10in order that some people wanted to make a political point.

01:13He was just a young person that wanted to enjoy his life.

01:16Of course, we will be thinking of Aidan

01:19as we walk down the street to the inquiry

01:21and hopefully have a lot of answers to the questions

01:25that we've all been asking for the past 25 years.