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Former head of PSNI's Serious Crime Branch claims ‘Garda-MI5 source’ linked to Omagh bomb plot
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13.
📍 Omagh, GB·🕐 49m ago·2 outlets
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✓ Verified · 2 outlets
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.
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The story so far · 2 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 13, 5:09 PM UTC
- Nov 13, 4:03 PM UTCFirst report'Garda-MI5' source drove Omagh bomb car – former officerrte.ie ↗
- Nov 13, 5:09 PM UTC+1 h· you’re reading thisFormer 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
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[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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Reliability
Reliability ScoreHigh
75%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
AI checknone yet
Community flags0
Score bands
Very high80–100%
A highly rated outlet, or several independent outletsHigh60–79%
One well-rated outlet so farModerate40–59%
A lower-rated or state-run outlet, or one report of something seriousLow20–39%
A low-rated outlet on a serious or sensitive storyVery low0–19%
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medium risk