New inquests into shooting of IRA suspects 25 years ago

New inquests are to begin next month into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of six men who were at the centre of an alleged police shoot-to-kill policy in the North 25 years ago.

New inquests into shooting of IRA suspects 25 years ago

New inquests are to begin next month into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of six men who were at the centre of an alleged police shoot-to-kill policy in the North 25 years ago.

The case involves the shooting of IRA suspects Sean Burns, Gervaise McKerr and Eugene Toman in November of 1982 - they died in a hail of bullets fired into their car near Lurgan.

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