Bloody Sunday soldier 'a bit of a gunslinger'

A soldier at the Saville Inquiry has been giving evidence about a fellow colleague who opened fire in Derry on Bloody Sunday.

A soldier at the Saville Inquiry has been giving evidence about a fellow colleague who opened fire in Derry on Bloody Sunday.

Soldier INQ 896, a private in the Parachute Regiment, told the Saville Inquiry in London he saw Corporal E lying on his stomach in a prone position as he opened fire on the day 13 civil rights marchers were shot dead by soldiers. A 14th man died later.

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