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Former British soldier refused to attend inquest into killing of IRA men
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Former British soldier refused to attend inquest into killing of IRA men
The families of two of the three IRA men shot dead by the SAS in Co Tyrone have welcomed a coroner’s decision to refer a number of soldiers to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
A number of SAS soldiers involved in an ambush that killed three IRA men in Co Tyrone in 1991 have been referred to prosecutors to consider if criminal acts were committed in the planning of the operation.
The ex-soldier, who can only be identified as Soldier F, was found in contempt of court after saying he was too ill to be cross-examined about the shooting of the three IRA men.
The use of lethal force by SAS soldiers in an ambush that killed three IRA men in Co Tyrone in 1991 was justified, a coroner has ruled.