NORTHERN IRELAND POLICE OMBUDSMAN NUALA O'LOAN DELIVERS HER REPORT INTO
THE ROYAL ULSTER CONSTABULARY HANDLING INTO THE OMAGH BOMB.


Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan delivers her report on
the Royal Ulster Constabulary investigation of the 1998 Omagh bombing
to the media during a press conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland,
December 12, 2001. O'Loan stated that the Northern Irish police under
Chief Constable Ronnie Flanagan had failed to act on tips warning that
an attack was imminent and the subsequent inquiry was not handled
correctly. REUTERS/Paul McErlane