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Judge rules victims in 1971 Belfast shooting were innocent

by Danica Kirka
| May 12, 2021 12:21 AM

LONDON (AP) — A coroner in Northern Ireland ruled Tuesday that 10 civilians killed during military operations in west Belfast half a century ago were innocent victims, clearing them of suggestions that they were shot for attacking British soldiers.

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