'No justification' for Bloody Sunday shots - Daly

There was no threat to British army paratroopers immediately before they opened fire on unarmed demonstrators on Bloody Sunday, former Bishop of Derry Edward Daly has told the Saville Inquiry.

There was no threat to British army paratroopers immediately before they opened fire on unarmed demonstrators on Bloody Sunday, former Bishop of Derry Edward Daly has told the Saville Inquiry.

Dr Daly said there was "no justification" for the soldiers to fire, which he said caused chaos among protestors gathered for a civil rights march.

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