The scene of devastation after a bomb explodes in Omagh on Saturday, August 15, 1998 killing 20 people, including two unborn children
Mr Eastwood also pointed out his frustration that two decades on from the worst atrocity of our thirty-year conflict, that the families of victims are still denied truth and justice.
No one has ever been convicted over the Omagh bomb atrocity which killed 29 people and two unborn children on the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady.
The MLA for Foyle commented: “The pain of Omagh families and victims should serve us with an important reminder that the road to peace is worth protecting at all costs.
“Twenty years on from the worst atrocity of our conflict- and despite politics failing to deliver for victims and their families- the resilience of Omagh town and all those affected, provide us with the ultimate example that reconciliation and agreement in the face of adversity is always possible.
“I sincerely hope that today’s anniversary, which marks the death of 31 innocent civilians, sends a stark message to all those holding up power-sharing in the North, that the obstacles we think we might face in politics fly in the face of insignificance when it comes to the pain and hurt felt by all those affected by this brutal atrocity.”
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