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Joe McCann: Murder trial of two former soldiers accused of killing IRA commander in 1972 collapses


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Joe McCann: Murder trial of two former soldiers accused of killing IRA commander in 1972 collapses
The trial of two former British soldiers for the shooting dead of an IRA commander in 1972 has collapsed at the Crown Court in Belfast.
Joe McCann, 24, was unarmed when soldiers opened fire on him in Joy Street, as he ran from them in a bid to evade capture.
The case against the two veterans, identified only as Soldiers A and C, fell apart when evidence deemed central to the prosecution was ruled inadmissible. ....

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Case against British veterans collapses in death of IRA leader


Case against British veterans collapses in death of IRA leader
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Aine McCann (L) and her mother, Anne McCann (R), widow of official IRA leader Joe McCann, hold up a placard during their protest against Britain s Prince Charles visit to Galway, Ireland, on May 19, 2015. A Belfast court on Tuesday acquitted two British army veterans of Joe McCann s murder. File Photo by Stringer/EPA
May 4 (UPI) A Northern Irish judge on Tuesday acquitted two British army veterans on charges they murdered an unarmed Irish Republican Army leader nearly five decades ago.
The case in the Crown Court in Belfast collapsed after prosecutors declined to appeal a ruling that statements the two former soldiers gave about the shooting were inadmissible. The veterans were identified in court only as Soldier A and Soldier C. ....

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