The PM's apology came a day after coroner Mrs Justice Keegan found that the people killed in Ballymurphy in August 1971 were 'entirely innocent'. The Prime Minister has 'apologised unreservedly' for the events that led to the deaths of 10 innocent civilians in Ballymurphy 50 years ago. In a statement a Sinn Fein spokesperson said Ms O'Neill had challenged Mr Johnson to apologise to the Ballymurphy families. 'The apology was to third parties, it wasn't to the Ballymurphy families,' he told the BBC. A solicitor who represents the Ballymurphy families said they have instigated civil proceedings against the Ministry of Defence.

Source: Daily Mail May 12, 2021 19:27 UTC