Ford 'not responsible' for Bloody Sunday operation

The most senior British army officer in the North on Bloody Sunday has told the Saville Inquiry that he was not responsible for sending the Parachute Regiment into Derry's Bogside that day.

Ford 'not responsible' for Bloody Sunday operation

The most senior British army officer in the North on Bloody Sunday has told the Saville Inquiry that he was not responsible for sending the Parachute Regiment into Derry's Bogside that day.

General Robert Ford said he had approved the use of paratroopers as a reserve force, but decisions on how they would be deployed were up to Brigadier Patrick McClellan.

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