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Interview with Stanley McCombe by Mike Lanchin for BBC World Service The History Hour in 2013

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Audio interview with Stanley McCombe, widower of Ann McCombe, a victim of the Omagh bombing, by Mike Lanchin for BBC World Service The History Hour in 2013. On 15 August 1998 the Real IRA detonated a car bomb in Omagh town, killing 29 people and injuring over 200, the single worst atrocity of the Troubles. In this interview McCombe describes his experiences of the event and discusses his ability to cope with the tragedy ten years later. The History Hour is a weekly programme on BBC World Service.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 17 August 2013

Name of First Interviewee: Stanley McCombe

Role at time of Interview: Widower of Ann McCombe, of a victim of the Omagh bombing

Interviewer: Mike Lanchin

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

Copyright: BBC © 2013

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC World Service The History Hour

Time Period covered: 1998

Key Individuals: Stanley McCombe, Anne McCombe

Key Words: Omagh bombing, Real IRA, dissident republican

 

 

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