Commander warned me to stay behind barricade - witness

The Commander of 1 Para, Colonel Derek Wilford, warned a photographer to stay behind an Army barricade on Bloody Sunday, it was claimed today.

Commander warned me to stay behind barricade - witness

The Commander of 1 Para, Colonel Derek Wilford, warned a photographer to stay behind an Army barricade on Bloody Sunday, it was claimed today.

Sean Canney claimed the senior officer gave him the advice ahead of the entry of his troops into Derry’s Bogside on January 30, 1972 when 13 Catholic civilians were shot dead.

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