New scientific tests have identified several prime suspects in the 1974 Guildford pub bombings and other IRA attacks on British soldiers during the Troubles.
Advances in forensic technology mean suspects, now thought to be in their seventies and eighties, have been identified and could face prosecution for crimes committed up to 50 years ago.
The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) in Belfast confirmed the potential breakthrough after subjecting evidence in the case to new testing.
The 1979 Warrenpoint ambush, and the 1974 M62 coach disaster, are also under reinvestigation.
Keith Surtees, the newly established body's deputy commissioner, said there was 'the real prospect' of finally bringing IRA perpetrators to justice.
