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CALLS have been made to end the witch hunt of veterans after two OAPs were finally cleared of killing an IRA gunman 49 years ago.
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Soldiers A and C were accused of shooting Joe McCann after he resisted arrest in Belfast in 1972Credit: PA
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Veterans and supporters celebrate as the trial collapsesCredit: Getty
The farcical five-year prosecution collapsed on Tuesday after the judge said the only evidence against the vets had been obtained unfairly.
General Lord Dannatt, a former head of the armed forces, welcomed the acquittal and said the trial had been an “outrage”.
“I am delighted that the case has collapsed,” he told The Sun.