Soldiers lost control in Derry, says witness

British army chiefs lost control in Derry on Bloody Sunday, a former paratrooper claimed today.

British army chiefs lost control in Derry on Bloody Sunday, a former paratrooper claimed today.

Soldier INQ 449 also told the Saville Inquiry in London that troops on the ground were confused by gas, while British army snipers might have shot at him by mistake.

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