Cameron says sorry for Bloody Sunday killings

British Prime Minister David Cameron apologised today for the “unjustified and unjustifiable” events of Bloody Sunday following the publication of Lord Saville’s inquiry into the killing of 14 civilians.

Cameron says sorry for Bloody Sunday killings

British Prime Minister David Cameron apologised today for the “unjustified and unjustifiable” events of Bloody Sunday following the publication of Lord Saville’s inquiry into the killing of 14 civilians.

In a Commons statement, he said the 5,000-page report found that “on balance” British troops fired the first shots during the “tragic events” in Derry in January 1972 without issuing a warning.

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