Soldiers 'intended to ambush IRA leaders on Bloody Sunday'

The Saville Inquiry in Derry has heard that British soldiers set out to ambush the leaders of the IRA in Derry on Bloody Sunday 30 years ago.

The Saville Inquiry in Derry has heard that British soldiers set out to ambush the leaders of the IRA in Derry on Bloody Sunday 30 years ago.

Former Sunday Times reporter Murray Sayle told the inquiry today that he believed the paratroopers were expected to confront IRA men at the head of the Catholic civil rights march where 13 unarmed civilians were eventually shot dead.

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