Soldier who shot colleagues is released

A FORMER Irish solider who killed three of his colleagues while on duty in the Lebanon in 1982 has been released from prison in Antrim.

Michael McAleavey was released yesterday after serving 27 years of a life sentence.

McAleavey was just 21 years old when, on October 27, 1982, he shot dead three of his fellow soldiers while on peacekeeping duties in Lebanon.