Bloody Sunday soldiers must return to Derry

Soldiers who opened fire on Bloody Sunday must return to Derry to give evidence at the inquiry into the shootings, it was announced today.

Soldiers who opened fire on Bloody Sunday must return to Derry to give evidence at the inquiry into the shootings, it was announced today.

The tribunal chaired by Lord Saville of Newdigate ruled that the city was "the proper place" for military witnesses to testify about the killings of 13 Catholic men and youths during a civil rights demonstration almost three decades ago.

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