A report into one of the most controversial incidents during the troubles in Northern Ireland has concluded that undercover British soldiers were justified in shooting dead eight IRA members during an attack on an RUC station in Co Armagh.
Eight IRA men from the so-called East Tyrone Brigade were shot dead at Loughgall in May 1987 by the SAS.
According to The Belfast Telegraph, a report from the PSNI's Historical Inquiries Team says the IRA opened fire first on the police base.
At the time it was believed that the undercover soldiers had fired first.
Sinn Féin said in a statement that the men killed at Loughgall were the victims of a British government policy of shoot-to-kill.
