Struggling with the psychological impact of the bomb, Omagh residents lay flowers at the bomb site
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Terror bomb brings unity, anger to Omagh

OMAGH, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- The terrorist bombing that took 28 lives and injured more than 200 other people has unified this small town in anger.

With a population of just 1,800, Omagh is a place where the dead and injured are more than new statistics in a decades-old conflict over British rule in Northern Ireland. They are friends and family.

While neighbors comfort one another and look to the future as a time for rebuilding broken spirits, there is an outpouring of outrage. "Unfortunately," says one Omagh resident, "I think anger will unite us."

As Matthew Chance reports, the bombers -- whoever they are -- have no meaningful support in this traumatized town, which is home to both Catholics and Protestants. In Omagh, they are seen as nothing but killers.

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