CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-British soldiers shot dead innocent N.Irish people in 1971 - inquiry Reuters 5/11/2021
By Clodagh Kilcoyne
BELFAST, May 11 (Reuters) - British soldiers unjustifiably shot or used disproportionate force in the deaths of nine of the 10 innocent people killed in an 1971 incident in Belfast that sparked an upsurge of violence during Northern Ireland s Troubles , a judge-led inquiry found.
A Catholic priest and a mother of eight who served soldiers tea during the Troubles were among the victims in an event Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney described on Tuesday as one of the most tragic days of Northern Ireland s three decades of bloodshed.
British Army killed innocent civilians in Belfast in 1971 -inquiry
By Clodagh Kilcoyne
Reuters
BELFAST (Reuters) -British soldiers unjustifiably shot or used disproportionate force in the deaths of nine of the 10 innocent people killed in a 1971 incident in Belfast that sparked an upsurge of violence during Northern Ireland s Troubles, a judge-led inquiry found.
A Catholic priest and a mother of eight who served soldiers tea were among the victims in an event Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney described on Tuesday as one of the most tragic days of Northern Ireland s three decades of bloodshed.
Judge Siobhan Keegan delivered her findings to applause from families of the victims shortly after the British government announced it would introduce legislation to give greater protection to former soldiers who served in Northern Ireland, plans Dublin and many in Belfast fiercely oppose.
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