Only one British soldier to face prosecution over Bloody Sunday shootings

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Only one British soldier to face prosecution over Bloody Sunday shootings
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Thirteen civilians died after Parachute Regiment soldiers opened fire on a banned civil rights march through Bogside on 30 January 1972

A British soldier attacks a protester in Derry on Bloody SundayBritish soldiers take cover behind their armoured cars as they use CS gas to disperse rioters in Derry on Bloody SundayHugh Gilmore clutches his stomach after being shot by a British soldier on Bloody Sunday.

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