A coroner has ruled that inquests into the deaths of those killed in the Birmingham pub bombings can be reopened.
Two bombs exploded in pubs in the city on November 21, 1974, killing 21 people and injuring 182 others.
One of the men wrongly convicted of being behind the Birmingham pub bombings has welcomed a coroner's decision to resume inquests into the deaths of the 21 people killed.
Paddy Hill, one of the 'Birmingham Six' who spent 16 years behind bars for the attacks before their convictions were overturned, said the decision was a victory for the families of the victims.
He voiced scepticism over whether the inquests would reveal the "whole truth" about what happened, however, accusing police in Birmingham of "lying" over the decades since the bombings.
He went on to say he believed he knew the identities of those who placed the bombs around the city - and while a couple had since died, others were still walking free.
A coroner has ruled that inquests into the Birmingham pub bombings can be reopened after receiving "significant" new information.
"How dare he make such horrendous statements over the airwaves."
A decision is expected today on whether to open new inquests into the deaths of the 21 victims of the Birmingham pub bombings.