General denies 'lapping up' Bloody Sunday

The British Army’s most senior surviving Bloody Sunday officer today denied describing the day’s events as “the best thing he had seen for a long time”.

General denies 'lapping up' Bloody Sunday

The British Army’s most senior surviving Bloody Sunday officer today denied describing the day’s events as “the best thing he had seen for a long time”.

General Robert Ford, who was commander of land forces in Northern Ireland, was alleged to be “lapping it up” during the 1972 Derry march in which 13 unarmed people died.

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