Northern Ireland prosecutors drop Troubles-era cases against ex-soldiers
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5KSY2)
Two former British army soldiers had faced prosecution over Bloody Sunday killings and murder of Derry teenager
Prosecutors in Northern Ireland have dropped murder charges against two former British army soldiers for Troubles-era killings, including on Bloody Sunday.
The decision halted the trial of the veteran known as Soldier F, the only member of the Parachute Regiment to be prosecuted in connection with the killing of 14 people during a civil rights demonstration in Derry in January 1972.
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