Bloody Sunday: Detectives arrest former soldier

Detectives investigating the events of Bloody Sunday in Londonderry have arrested a former soldier.

The 66-year-old is a former member of the Parachute Regiment and is the first serviceman to be arrested as part of the investigation.

Thirteen people were killed when British paratroopers opened fire on a civil rights march through the city in January 1972.

Chris Buckler reports.

Clarification 9 April 2019: This article was amended to remove a reference to the death of John Johnston. This reflects the Bloody Sunday Inquiry's finding about Mr Johnston's death several months after he was wounded in Derry on 30 January 1972. The inquiry report states that his death was "not the result of any of the wounds he sustained on Bloody Sunday".

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