Paratroopers’ reason for entering killing zone ‘unclear’

CONTRADICTIONS in military evidence could lead the Bloody Sunday Tribunal to conclude there was no clear reason to enter one of the main killing grounds, it was claimed yesterday.

Paratroopers’ reason for entering killing zone ‘unclear’

Counsel to the Saville inquiry Christopher Clarke QC made the assertion while discussing the activities of paratroopers in the Glenfada Park/Abbey Park area of Derry, where four civilians were killed and another five wounded.

Mr Clarke, speaking on the second day of his closing submission, pointed out the discrepancies in testimony of the members of the Anti-Tank Platoon.

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