Bloody Sunday soldier 'shot nail bomber'

A British paratrooper today claimed he shot a nail bomber on Bloody Sunday.

Bloody Sunday soldier 'shot nail bomber'

A British paratrooper today claimed he shot a nail bomber on Bloody Sunday.

Peering through his rifle sights, the corporal with the machinegun platoon of the 1st Battalion of the Parachute Regiment had a clear view of a man striking a match against a wall to light a nail bomb in his right hand, his witness statement says.

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