On 5 January 1976 , the Force claimed responsibility for the Kingsmill massacre . In that attack , its members stopped a minibus near Kingsmill in County Armagh and shot 11 Protestant men who were travelling in it . 10 men died ; one survived despite being shot 18 times . Four of the dead belonged to the Orange Order . Up to eleven gunmen reportedly took part in the massacre and were led by a man " with a pronounced English accent " . The group 's spokesman stated that the attack was in retaliation for the killing of six Catholics the night before and that there would be " no further action on our part " if loyalists stopped their attacks . He also claimed the group had no connection with the PIRA
Kingsmill massacre
Kingsmill massacre
South Armagh Republican Action Force