Manuel Blasco pledges to return
The father of the Spanish boy killed in Omagh pledged to defy the terrorists by sending his other children on summer courses in Ireland.
Manuel Blasco's son Fernando (12) was on a summer English language course, based in Buncrana, when he was killed along with his teacher Rocio Abad Ramos. Manual Blasco's daughter, Lucrecia, who was also injured in the blast, was allowed home from hospital.

President Clinton may visit Omagh in September.

Offers of help
Cash donations and offers of help continued to flood into Omagh. The families of people injured in the explosion were offered free rooms in hotels across the province.
The Europa Hotel offered 10 rooms to families visiting the Royal and City hospitals.
The Everglades Hotel in Londonderry and the Stormont Hotel in Belfast also accommodated families in any spare rooms they had.

Fernando Blasco Baselga's Parents

Hospital update
The hospitals released an update on casualties.
Tyrone County Hospital, Omagh had seven adults and two children. All patients were reported stable.
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast had five adults and two children, seven were described as critical.
Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry had thirteen adults and five children. One patient was very seriously ill, three patients seriously ill, two ill and twelve stable.

Erne Hospital, Enniskillen had fourteen adults and two children, four patients were in intensive care.
Ulster Hospital, Dundonald had four adults and three children. All were described as stable.

Thousands of floral tributes from all over the world continued to arrive in Omagh.

Police
Police continued to question two men in connection with the Omagh bombing.
Three other men arrested earlier in the week were released without charge.
Meanwhile, the RUC investigation had revealed that the Omagh bombers casually mingled with crowds of Saturday shoppers after abandoning their deadly cargo.

Services planned
Throughout Ireland arrangements are made for a minute's silence to remember the victims of Omagh. The leaders of the four main churches in Northern Ireland asked people to observe the silence on Saturday afternoon at 3.10pm. In cities, towns and villages Vigils of Remembrance were organised to coincide with the gesture.