Grandmother’s Joy Turns to Tragedy: The Heartbreaking Tale from Omagh Bomb’s Darkest Day
Omagh, Northern Ireland – In a poignant testimony at a public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing, it was revealed that Veda Short, a 56-year-old mother of four, had just met her newborn grandchild the day before she was killed in the attack. The tragic irony underscored the devastation brought about by the Real IRA’s car bomb in Omagh’s town center on a bustling Saturday afternoon, killing 29 people including Short and a woman pregnant …