Man arrested in connection with 1976 mass shooting at Kingsmill village

A man has been arrested by detectives investigating the sectarian murder of ten Protestant workmen in the North 40 years ago.

Man arrested in connection with 1976 mass shooting at Kingsmill village
Fri, 05 Aug, 2016 - 17:23

A man has been arrested by detectives investigating the sectarian murder of 10 Protestant workmen in the North 40 years ago.

The 59-year-old suspect was detained two months after police announced a major forensic breakthrough in the unsolved investigation into the mass shooting at the village of Kingsmill, Co Armagh.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: KingsmillPlace: NorthPlace: WhitecrossPlace: Bessbrook roadPlace: South ArmaghPlace: IrishPlace: BelfastPlace: Newry, Co DownPlace: Northern IrelandPerson: Alan BlackPerson: Colin WortonPerson: KennethPerson: Karen ArmstrongPerson: John McConvillePerson: Danny KennedyEvent: TroublesEvent: 1976 massacreEvent: Kingsmills massacreOrganisation: Police Service of Northern IrelandOrganisation: PSNIOrganisation: IRAOrganisation: CatholicOrganisation: StormontOrganisation: KingsmillOrganisation: Ulster UnionistOrganisation: Kingsmills
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