Soldiers 'overreacted' when they shot five people dead in Belfast, judge says
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Source: BBC News
Published: 2026-05-01 03:09 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Military & Defence, Law & Courts, Elections, World News, Crime & Justice, War & Conflict
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An inquest into the shooting of five people in west Belfast in 1972 has found that the Army "lost control" in a number of cases and "overreacted to a perceived threat".
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