Relatives seek investigation into 30-year-old Belfast bombing

Relatives of the 15 people killed in the bombing of McGurk’s bar in north Belfast 30 years ago have demanded an investigation into allegations that the British army colluded with loyalists to carry out the attack.

Schoolchildren, pensioners, men and women died in the blast on December 4, 1971. Security officials initially told the press that the IRA had left the bomb in the bar, but it later emerged that the loyalist UVF was responsible.