RUC colluded in Loughisland massacre, inquiry finds

Families of six men murdered by loyalist gunmen in a pub in the North have hailed an investigation that exposed significant police collusion with the killers for finally delivering “the truth”.

RUC colluded in Loughisland massacre, inquiry finds

Northern Ireland’s Police Ombudsman Michael Maguire was damning in his assessment of the police role in the 1994 Ulster Volunteer Force massacre in Loughinisland, Co Down.

Two UVF gunmen burst into the packed bar at around 10.10pm on June 18, 1994, and fired at customers watching the Republic of Ireland play Italy in the World Cup in the USA. Six were killed and five injured.

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