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Attorney General to decide on inquests into SAS shootings of IRA men
Jeremy Wright to look at national security implications of new probes into Loughgall Royal Ulster Constabulary shootings
Attorney General for England and Wales Jeremy Wright is to decide whether new inquests can be held into the deaths of IRA men shot by the SAS, it was revealed yesterday.
The shootings at Loughgall Royal Ulster Constabulary station in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, were among the most controversial of the Troubles.
Eight members of the IRA and a civilian were killed during a fierce gun battle on May 8 1987.
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