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Former Real IRA leader dies following battle with cancer
Michael McKevitt had been diagnosed with terminal cancer a number of years ago.
Former Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt has died following a battle with cancer.
McKevitt, who was one of four men found liable for the Omagh bomb, had been diagnosed with terminal cancer a number of years ago.
He was released from prison in 2016 after serving a 20-year sentence for directing terrorism and membership of an illegal organisation.
The 71-year-old was married to Bernadette Sands McKevitt, a sister of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.
From Co Louth, McKevitt always denied being involved in the 1998 Omagh bombing, but in 2009 a judge ruled in a landmark civil trial that McKevitt, Liam Campbell, Colm Murphy and Seamus Daly were all liable for the bomb.
03:28 EDT, 3 January 2021
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Former Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt, who plotted the 1998 Omagh bombing, has died from cancer aged 71.
He was one of four men found liable for the horrific attack which killed 29 victims and marked the single deadliest atrocity during the Troubles.
McKevitt was released from prison in 2016 after serving a 20-year sentence for directing terrorism and membership of an illegal organisation.
The Irish paramilitary leader was diagnosed with terminal cancer a number of years ago, and today the Republican Network for Unity said it was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our friend and comrade.
Founder of the Real IRA Michael McKevitt has died
He was one of four men found liable for the Omagh bomb and had been diagnosed with terminal cancer a number of years ago
Michael McKevitt (Image: PA)
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Former Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt has died following a battle with cancer.
McKevitt, who was one of four men found liable for the Omagh bomb, had been diagnosed with terminal cancer a number of years ago.
He was released from prison in 2016 after serving a 20-year sentence for directing terrorism and membership of an illegal organisation.
The 71-year-old was married to Bernadette Sands McKevitt, a sister of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.
From Co Louth, McKevitt always denied being involved in the 1998 Omagh bombing, but in 2009 a judge ruled in a landmark civil trial that McKevitt, Liam Campbell, Colm Murphy and Seamus Daly were all liable for the bomb.