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| New inquest into Kingsmills murders | New inquest into Kingsmills murders |
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| There is to be a new inquest into the deaths of 10 Protestant workmen murdered by the IRA in the Kingsmills massacre in 1976. | There is to be a new inquest into the deaths of 10 Protestant workmen murdered by the IRA in the Kingsmills massacre in 1976. |
| The murders of the textile workers in County Armagh were among the most shocking of the Troubles. | The murders of the textile workers in County Armagh were among the most shocking of the Troubles. |
| Following a campaign for justice, the attorney general has ordered the coroner to proceed with a new inquest. | Following a campaign for justice, the attorney general has ordered the coroner to proceed with a new inquest. |
| Kevin Winter, a solicitor acting for the sister of victim John McConville, said this was welcome news. | Kevin Winter, a solicitor acting for the sister of victim John McConville, said this was welcome news. |
| However, he expressed concerns about adequate resources being made available to the coroner as there is a backlog of historical cases - 36 inquests which involve 63 deaths. | However, he expressed concerns about adequate resources being made available to the coroner as there is a backlog of historical cases - 36 inquests which involve 63 deaths. |
| The coroner John Leckey, in a letter to the solicitor, was unable to give a timescale for the Kingsmills inquest due to workload and others issues. | The coroner John Leckey, in a letter to the solicitor, was unable to give a timescale for the Kingsmills inquest due to workload and others issues. |
| Ulster Unionist MLA Danny Kennedy is to press the justice minister to provide more resources. | |
| On 5 January 1976, the textile workers were travelling home in rural County Armagh. | |
| Just after the van cleared the rise of a hill, there was a man standing in the road flashing a torch. | |
| The van stopped and 11 other men, all armed, emerged from hedges around the road. | |
| A man asked their religions. There was only one Catholic left on the bus. He was identified and ordered away from his Protestant workmates and ran off. | |
| The gunmen then opened fire. | |
| One man, Alan Black, survived despite being shot 18 times. | |
| The IRA never admitted involvement and was supposed to be on ceasefire at the time. | |
| The name South Armagh Republican Action Force was used to claim the murders. |