The HET report on the 1976 Kingsmill massacre , an ambush on civilians travelling in a minibus , stated that the organization that carried out the act , the South Armagh Republican Action Force ( SARAF ) , included members of the Provisional IRA despite that organization being on a ceasefire . The HET report said that the 10 all male victims of the massacre , 4 of which belonged to the Orange Order , were targeted because they were from the Protestant community , and that their murder was a sectarian response to the shooting of 7 Catholics in the Reavey and O'Dowd killings that occurred the night before but that it was planned before that event . This is in line with the contemporary statement issued by the spokesman for SARAF
Reavey and O'Dowd killings
Reavey and O'Dowd killings
Historical Enquiries Team