Fresh inquest ordered into the deaths of three men in Newry in 1971

Fresh inquest ordered into the deaths of three men in Newry in 1971

Michelle Anderson, niece of Robert Anderson, speaks to media outside the Royal Courts of Justice (Claudia Savage/PA)

A fresh inquest has been ordered into the deaths of three Catholic men who were shot in an incident involving British soldiers 52 years ago.

Former Royal Signals soldier Robert Anderson, 25, along with Sean Ruddy, 19, and Thomas McLaughlin, 27, were shot on Hill Street in Newry on October 23 1971 as they made their way home from a bar.

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