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Kingsmill inquest

A long-awaited inquest into the 1976 Kingsmill massacre, in which 10 Protestant workmen were murdered, is continuing in Belfast.

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Man arrested in Kingsmills probe released

A man arrested as part of the investigation into the Kingsmills massacre has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.

The 59-year-old was arrested in Newry on Friday and was questioned over the murder of 10 people and the attempted murder of another man.

His was the first arrest made since the inquiry into the 1976 killings was re-opened.

A campaign by the victims' relatives led to an inquest and the subsequent re-opening of the investigation.

On 5 January 1976, a mini-bus carrying textile workers was ambushed by an IRA gang and the protestant workmen onboard were shot - only one survived.

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