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LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday apologised "unreservedly" on behalf of the British government for the deaths of 10 innocent people killed in a 1971 incident in Belfast during a British Army operation. A judge-led inquiry on Tuesday found that British soldiers unjustifiably shot or used disproportionate force in the deaths of nine of the 10 people killed in the incident, which sparked an upsurge of sectarian violence during the "Troubles" in Northe...

A statement from a Downing Street spokesperson said that Johnson made the apology during a call with Stormont First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill. According to the spokesperson, Johnson said the conclusions of the Ballymurphy Inquest were "deeply sad" and that the events of August 1971 were "tragic". The statement read: "The Prime Minister apologised unreservedly on behalf of the UK Government for the events that took place in Ballymurphy and the huge angui...

The UK Government must apologise “as a bare minimum” to the families of 10 innocent civilians killed in west Belfast in 1971 in shootings involving the Army, Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister said. Speaking the day after a coroner ruled that the 10 people killed in Ballymurphy nearly 50 years ago were “entirely innocent”, Michelle O’Neill said Tuesday had been “a day for truth for the Ballymurphy families … but not a day of justice, and that’s what the families now need...

Mr Johnson made apology during call with Arlene Foster and Michelle ONeill PM said conclusions of Ballymurphy inquest were deeply sad, spokesman said Ms Foster is Northern Irelands First Minister, whilst Ms ONeill is deputy and leader of Sinn Fein Son of one of people killed rejected what he called a third party apology John Teggart questioned why Mr Johnson did not say sorry publicly 

12 May 2021 By AFP 1 min 21Approximate reading time The UK government apologised on Wednesday after 10 civilians were killed during violence in Northern Ireland nearly 50 years ago, Downing Street said. The apology came a day after a coroner ruled that British soldiers used “clearly disproportionate” force against protesters in Ballymurphy, west Belfast, in 1971. Victims included a priest and a mother of eight children. Families of the dead, whom the coroner said were all declare...

Long-awaited vindication for families bereaved by the 1971 atrocity should give hope to others who seek answers of their own

Boris Johnson unreservedly apologises for huge anguish caused to Ballymuprhy families Downing Street said Mr Johnson made the remarks during a call with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland The spokesperson said Mr Johnson restated his Government’s intention to deliver a way forward in Northern Ireland that focuses on reconciliation, delivers for victims of the Troubles and ends the cycle of reinvestigations. File Picture Wed, 12 May, 2021 - 17:59 Rebecca Black PA...

Boris Johnson has apologised unreservedly on behalf of the UK Government for the Ballymurphy Massacre. Downing Street said the British Prime Minister made the apology in a call with Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill this evening. “The Prime Minister apologised unreservedly on behalf of the UK Government for the events that took place in Ballymurphy and the huge anguish that the lengthy pursuit of truth has caused the families of th...

UK apologizes for deaths of 10 civilians during Troubles DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized Wednesday for the deaths of 10 civilians during military operations half a century ago in west Belfast, a day after a coroner’s court determined that they were innocent victims. Johnson told the first minister and deputy first minister of Northern Ireland in a telephone call that the events of August 1971 in the Belfast neig...

A coroner in Northern Ireland ruled that a priest and nine lay Catholics who were shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and their deaths were unjustified. What beca...