British may have used illegal bullets on Bloody Sunday

A doctor who treated the victims of Bloody Sunday has told the inquiry into the massacre that he believes the British army used illegal "dum-dum" bullets to attack Catholic civilians in Derry.

A doctor who treated the victims of Bloody Sunday has told the inquiry into the massacre that he believes the British army used illegal "dum-dum" bullets to attack Catholic civilians in Derry.

Dr Raymond McClean, a founder member of the SDLP, said bullet entry wounds on the dead and injured were larger than usual, suggesting that the bullets used could have been tampered with.

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