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Wed 11 Nov 2002Omagh families seek O'Loan inquiryRelatives of the Omagh bomb victims say they want the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, Ms Nuala O'Loan, to carry out an independent investigation into allegations that gardaí had advance information the "Real IRA" was planning a car bomb attack before the Omagh blast.The relatives yesterday urged the Minister for Foreign Affairs to consider this investigation, which would effectively duplicate the work are of an inquiry by a government-appointed "three-man committee" due to report in a fortnight.