Former paratroopers deny murdering IRA chief during Troubles
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5H2VC)
Two veterans plead not guilty at Belfast crown court in trial over shooting of Joe McCann in 1972
Two former paratroopers have denied murdering an Official IRA commander during the Troubles, in a closely watched trial in Northern Ireland.
The two veterans, known as soldiers A and C, pleaded not guilty at Belfast crown court on Monday at the start of a trial over the shooting of Joe McCann on 15 April 1972.
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