The Government is “truly sorry” for the events in Ballymurphy 50 years ago, in which 10 innocent people were killed, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis, has said.
On Tuesday, coroner Mrs Justice Keegan found that those who died in Belfast in August 1971 were “entirely innocent”.
She found that nine of the 10 had been killed by soldiers, and that the use of lethal force was not justified.
In a statement to the House of Commons on Thursday, Mr Lewis began by acknowledging the “terrible hurt” which had been caused to the families and paying tribute to them for their patience during their campaign for justice.
The Government is “truly sorry” for the events in Ballymurphy 50 years ago, in which 10 innocent people were killed, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis, has said.
On Tuesday, coroner Mrs Justice Keegan found that those who died in Belfast in August 1971 were “entirely innocent”.
She found that nine of the 10 had been killed by soldiers, and that the use of lethal force was not justified.
In a statement to the House of Commons on Thursday, Mr Lewis began by acknowledging the “terrible hurt” which had been caused to the families and paying tribute to them for their patience during their campaign for justice.
The Government is “truly sorry” for the events in Ballymurphy 50 years ago, in which 10 innocent people were killed, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis, has said.
On Tuesday, coroner Mrs Justice Keegan found that those who died in Belfast in August 1971 were “entirely innocent”.
She found that nine of the 10 had been killed by soldiers, and that the use of lethal force was not justified.
In a statement to the House of Commons on Thursday, Mr Lewis began by acknowledging the “terrible hurt” which had been caused to the families and paying tribute to them for their patience during their campaign for justice.
The Government is “truly sorry” for the events in Ballymurphy 50 years ago, in which 10 innocent people were killed, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis, has said.
On Tuesday, coroner Mrs Justice Keegan found that those who died in Belfast in August 1971 were “entirely innocent”.
She found that nine of the 10 had been killed by soldiers, and that the use of lethal force was not justified.
In a statement to the House of Commons on Thursday, Mr Lewis began by acknowledging the “terrible hurt” which had been caused to the families and paying tribute to them for their patience during their campaign for justice.