'Elite' British soldiers operated 'like terror group'

Members of a British Army unit dubbed "Britain’s secret terror force" have admitted breaking the law by firing on unarmed IRA suspects in west Belfast.

'Elite' British soldiers operated 'like terror group'

Members of a British Army unit dubbed "Britain’s secret terror force" have admitted breaking the law by firing on unarmed IRA suspects in west Belfast.

The Military Reaction Force (MRF) also carried out drive-by shootings of nationalists 40 years ago, even though there was no independent evidence any of them were members of the republican group, a new television documentary has claimed.

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