Coroner rules fatal shooting of Belfast man by British soldiers in 1971 was 'unjustified'
The fatal shooting of a Belfast man by British soldiers during rioting in 1971 was unjustified, a coroner has ruled.
Coroner Joe McCrisken dismissed claims from the soldiers that Barney Watt was throwing an explosive device when he was shot.
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