Bloody Sunday soldiers 'did best they could'

The commander of the British army unit which fired more than 100 shots on Bloody Sunday today claimed his men did the best they could under the circumstances.

Bloody Sunday soldiers 'did best they could'

The commander of the British army unit which fired more than 100 shots on Bloody Sunday today claimed his men did the best they could under the circumstances.

Colonel Ted Loden was the major in command of the Parachute Regiment’s Support Company on January 30, 1972 when 13 civil rights marchers were shot dead by soldiers in Derry. A 14th man died later.

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