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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

British army veteran known as Soldier F not guilty of Bloody Sunday murders

A black and white image of soldiers sheltering behind a vehicle while protesters gather in the street behind barricades
British troops shot 31 civilians on the day of the protest, killing 13. Photograph: Keystone Press/Alamy

The only British army veteran ever charged in relation to Bloody Sunday has been found not guilty of murder and attempted murder.

Belfast crown court on Thursday acquitted Soldier F of all charges in relation to the day the Parachute regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protesters in Derry in 1972, a seminal event in Northern Ireland’s Troubles.

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