Kingsmill massacre: Police make 'massive' breakthrough

Families of murdered factory workers question why it has taken almost 40 years to identify potential suspect

Northern Ireland IRA police
(Image credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Police in Northern Ireland have made a breakthrough in one the deadliest shootings of the Troubles: the Kingsmill massacre.

But four decades after the murder of ten textile workers - and just a week after a new inquest into their deaths was launched - relatives of the victims have voiced concerns about the timing of the discovery.

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