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She tweeted: "The victims and the families of the Ballymurphy Massacre have been vindicated and the truth laid bare. This was British state murder." Ten people, a mother of eight and a Catholic priest among them, were shot between 9 and 11 August 1971 as internment was introduced in Northern Ireland – a practice where paramilitary suspects were held indefinitely without trial. Army veterans said they came under sustained attack as trouble flared on 9 August when troops moved into national are...

Delivering her findings in Belfast on Tuesday, Mrs Justice Keegan found all 10 victims were “entirely innocent”; nine were shot by the British army and, in the case of the 10th, the “abject failure” to investigate at the time meant there was no evidence upon which to base a judgment. ‘Posed no threat’ In the vast, echoing hall of the International Convention Centre by the river Lagan, the coroner outlined what was known about the last moments of each of the victims...

British army used disproportionate force in 1971 Northern Ireland killings: Coroner Toggle share menu Advertisement British army used disproportionate force in 1971 Northern Ireland killings: Coroner The 10 people were killed at the height of "The Troubles", a sectarian conflict over British rule in Northern Ireland which raged over three decades until 1998. (Photo: AFP/Paul Faith) 12 May 2021 02:22AM (Updated: 12 May 2021 07:49AM) Share this content Bookmar...

Findings will be published later following fresh inquests into the fatal shooting of 10 people in disputed circumstances involving the Army in west Belfast 50 years ago. A mother of eight and a Catholic priest were among those who died in August 1971 in events which have become known locally as the Ballymurphy Massacre. It came during a turbulent period following the controversial introduction of internment without trial in Northern Ireland at the start of the Troubles. Violence erupted on Augu...

The words of Carmel Quinn, who has waited almost half a century for this day. Carmels 20-year-old brother John Laverty, one of a family of 12 children, was one of them. Carmel Quinn On 10 August, he carried his eight-year-old sister to their local community centre to catch a bus evacuating women and children to Kildare army base, telling her he would see her again in a few days time. She never spoke to him again. The day after she was taken to safety, John died after being shot in the back. The...

Use of lethal force by British Army in Ballymurphy Massacre not justified rules coroner Nine of the ten shootings were attributed to the British Army Rebecca Black, PA Updated (Image: Getty Images) There are always big stories on WalesOnline - dont miss any with our daily emailInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourP...

She ruled out any paramilitary involvement by any of those killed, and described them as “entirely innocent of any wrongdoing on the day in question”. Reacting to the findings, Michelle O’Neill claimed it was “British state murder”. She tweeted: “The victims and the families of the Ballymurphy Massacre have been vindicated and the truth laid bare. This was British state murder.” Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said the findings have “cast a tremendous new light on o...

A coroner has concluded that all of the ten people who were shot and killed in Ballymurphy in west Belfast almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and that their deaths were unjustified. Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan delivered her findings in relation to the deaths of the ten victims over the course of more than two-and-a-half hours today. Family members of the victims applauded after the coroner read out her verdicts in relation to each of the ten victims. The findings were delivered at the ...

The Ballymurphy shootings: 36 hours in Belfast that left 10 dead Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Even by the standards of Northern Ireland’s Troubles it was a tumultuous, violent couple of days. The British army swept into nationalist neighbourhoods across the region on the morning of 9 August 1971 in Operation Demetrius, rounding up hundreds of suspects without trial in hope of snuffing out the IRA’s campaign. Th...

play-icon Created with Sketch. All 10 victims of the Ballymurphy massacre were “entirely innocent of any wrongdoing” and use of force by the Army was “unjustified”, a coroner has ruled. There was applause at Belfast Coroners Court as the findings were delivered following fresh inquests into the killings in west Belfast in August 1971. A mother-of-eight and a Catholic priest were among those who died. Presiding Coroner Mrs Justice Keegan acknowledged it was a chaotic time but ruled tha...