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Saturday, August 15, 1998 Published at 23:44 GMT 00:44 UK


Scenes from the blast
 A casualty is rushed to hospital

![[ image: The remains of the car bomb in the centre of Omagh]](/olmedia/150000/images/_151974_carbombremains15898ap300.jpg) | The remains of the car bomb in the centre of Omagh |
![[ image: Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon views the destruction]](/olmedia/150000/images/_151974_seamusmallon15898ap300.jpg) | Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon views the destruction |
![[ image: The bomb gutted neighbouring buildings...]](/olmedia/150000/images/_151862_damaged_houses300.jpg) | The bomb gutted neighbouring buildings... |
![[ image: ... and shop windows were shattered many metres from the explosion]](/olmedia/150000/images/_151862_shattered_shopfront300.jpg) | ... and shop windows were shattered many metres from the explosion |
![[ image: Firefighters struggled to help the injured ...]](/olmedia/150000/images/_151974_firefighters15898ap300.jpg) | Firefighters struggled to help the injured ... |
![[ image: ... while ambulances were called in from around the province]](/olmedia/150000/images/_151862_ambulances_300.jpg) | ... while ambulances were called in from around the province |

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