Inquest to determine whether lethal force was justified in SAS shooting in 1992

The Clonoe inquest opened at Laganside Courthouse in Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA)

An inquest will determine whether the use of lethal force was justified in an SAS ambush which killed four IRA men in Co Tyrone in 1992, a court has heard.

Northern Ireland’s presiding coroner Mr Justice Michael Humphreys opened the inquest into the shootings in Clonoe at Laganside Courthouse in Belfast.