Boris Johnson apologises unreservedly on behalf of UK Government over Ballymurphy
The apology has been slammed
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Boris Johnson has apologised unreservedly on behalf of the UK Government over the deaths of 10 people in Ballymurphy, West Belfast in 1971.
LONDON U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday apologized unreservedly on behalf of the British government for the deaths of 10 innocent people killed in a 1971 incident in Belfast during a British Army operation. A judge-led inquiry on Tuesday found that British soldiers unjustifiably shot or used disproportionate force in the deaths of nine of the 10 people killed in the incident, which sparked an upsurge of sectarian violence during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, a British province. The Prime Minister apologized unreservedly on behalf of the U.K. Government for the events that took place in Ballymurphy and the huge anguish that the lengthy pursuit of truth has caused the families of those killed, a spokesman for Johnson said following a call between the prime minister and Northern Ireland s First and Deputy First Ministers.