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Post by Frenchie on Jul 27, 2009 12:12:35 GMT 1
The British government has expressed "deep regret" at the death of a Tyrone man shot by a soldier 21 years ago. Aidan McAnespie, 24, was killed as he walked through a border checkpoint at Aughnacloy in February 1988. NI Secretary of State Shaun Woodward said the government recognised the "suffering" of the McAnespie family. "It is a matter of deep regret that Aidan was killed by a bullet fired by a soldier which ricocheted from the road," he said. The statement was co-signed by the Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth. The soldier who fired the fatal shot claimed his hands were wet, causing him to accidentally fire the machine-gun when he was moving it inside a sanger. More >>
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Post by cammy on Jul 27, 2009 13:52:15 GMT 1
I to date, have never heard the IRA, or any other paramilitary group, make the same statement about our soldiers. or civilians they have killed in cold blood..... So leave it out....
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bigstevie
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Post by bigstevie on Jul 27, 2009 20:19:54 GMT 1
There must be an inquest into this death coming up soon, and HMG are getting their excuses in first. They'll probably be more of this in the future, and it'll have the same flavour of faeces every time.
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