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| Kingsmills massacre: Police inquiry re-opens after fingerprints matched | Kingsmills massacre: Police inquiry re-opens after fingerprints matched |
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| Police are to re-open their investigation into the Kingsmills massacre following the discovery of new evidence. | Police are to re-open their investigation into the Kingsmills massacre following the discovery of new evidence. |
| A palm print found on a getaway van has been linked to a set of fingerprints. | A palm print found on a getaway van has been linked to a set of fingerprints. |
| The families of the victims were said to have been "stunned" but "delighted" by Tuesday's development. | The families of the victims were said to have been "stunned" but "delighted" by Tuesday's development. |
| Ten Protestant men were shot dead in the massacre by an IRA gang near the County Armagh village of Kingsmills in 1976. | Ten Protestant men were shot dead in the massacre by an IRA gang near the County Armagh village of Kingsmills in 1976. |
| Opening fire | Opening fire |
| They were travelling home from work in a textile factory when their mini-bus was ambushed. | They were travelling home from work in a textile factory when their mini-bus was ambushed. |
| After checking their religion, the gang ordered one Catholic to leave before opening fire. | After checking their religion, the gang ordered one Catholic to leave before opening fire. |
| Only one man survived the shootings. | Only one man survived the shootings. |
| Alan Black, a 32-year-old father of three at the time, was seriously wounded and spent months recovering in hospital. | Alan Black, a 32-year-old father of three at the time, was seriously wounded and spent months recovering in hospital. |
| An inquest into the victims' deaths is ongoing. | An inquest into the victims' deaths is ongoing. |
| Colin Worton, whose 24-year-old brother, Kenneth, was one of the men killed, said the announcement that the PSNI would re-open the investigation was a "total shock". | |
| "I have to be truthful to you", he told the BBC, "I do feel a mixture of emotions, but one of the worst ones I have is anger. | |
| "Why has this taken more than 40 years to come out?" | |
| He called the men who fired the shots "animals" and said he was "totally sickened" that the investigation has gone on so long. |