IRA gunman fired first, Saville inquiry told

A man described today how he heard a shot from an Official IRA gunman before he heard British army fire in the Bogside on Bloody Sunday.

IRA gunman fired first, Saville inquiry told

A man described today how he heard a shot from an Official IRA gunman before he heard British army fire in the Bogside on Bloody Sunday.

The witness known as Republican Movement (RM) 1 said that after he heard the shot he confronted the sniper, seized the gun and hurled it at him.

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