“Unjustifiable firing” behind Bloody Sunday deaths
Tuesday 15th June 2010, 2:59PM BST.
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Fourteen civilians killed on Bloody Sunday died as a result of “unjustifiable firing” by British soldiers, the long-awaited Saville Inquiry found today.
Prime Minister David Cameron told the Commons that the inquiry said none of the casualties posed any threat to British troops.
He said the inquiry found that the first shots were fired by British troops, no warnings were given, and some of the soldiers lost control.
The 14 civilians died after British troops opened fire on a civil rights march in Londonderry on January 30 1972.
Mr Cameron told MPs: “What happened on Bloody Sunday was both unjustified and unjustifiable. It was wrong.”
He added that “what happened should never have happened”.
“The Government is ultimately responsible for the conduct of the armed forces. And for that, on behalf of the Government, indeed on behalf of our country, I am deeply sorry.”
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