The chairman of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry Lord Turnbull said he doubted whether he had ever “heard of such an attitude of kindness and generosity being expressed in the face of barbaric violence”, following the evidence of Pauline Harte.
Ms Hart was a teenager when she was left with life-changing injuries, including having part of her left leg amputated, after the 1998 Real IRA attack in the Co Tyrone town.
Ms Harte added: “My mum came with me to the doors of the theatre and was told she could wait outside.
Ms Harte said she could hear screaming in the aftermath of the explosion.
Ms Harte said she was taken to Omagh hospital before being transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.