'Garda-MI5' source drove Omagh bomb car – former officer
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13.
Norman Baxter, former head of the Serious Crime Branch at the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), has told the Omagh Bomb Inquiry that there was a "Garda-MI5 source" involved in carrying out the attack.
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
- Nov 13, 4:03 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading this'Garda-MI5' source drove Omagh bomb car – former officerrte.ie ↗
- Nov 13, 5:09 PM UTC+1 hFormer head of PSNI's Serious Crime Branch claims ‘Garda-MI5 source’ linked to Omagh bomb plotthejournal.ie ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 5:09 PM UTC · +1 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same claim by the same former PSNI Serious Crime Branch head about the 'Garda-MI5 source' in the Omagh bomb plot, with additional detail about the car, and does not contradict Repo
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Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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