SAS unit chief denies shoot-to-kill policy

The soldier in charge of an SAS unit that shot two IRA men dead has denied any shoot-to-kill policy was in place in the North.

SAS unit chief denies shoot-to-kill policy

The soldier in charge of an SAS unit that shot two IRA men dead has denied any shoot-to-kill policy was in place in the North.

Martin McCaughey, 23, and Dessie Grew, 37, died in a hail of bullets near farm outbuildings that soldiers had been watching in Co Armagh because they contained a vehicle they believed could be used in terrorism, Soldier K said.

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