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Families of McGurk’s Bar bombing lodge complaint with Parliamentary ombudsman
Campaigners for the McGurk's Bar killings walk with the families of some of the ten victims shot dead by British soldiers in Ballymurphy in 1971 during the annual Time For Truth march in Belfast, marking the 50th anniversary of the atrocity

FAMILIES of the victims of the 1971 McGurk’s Bar Massacre in which 15 people, including two children, were killed have complained to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman over the case.

The British state has been accused of refusing to investigate despite being presented with evidence of collusion between the British Army and the Royal Ulster Constabulary to run a smear campaign blaming the victims for the bombing.

Campaigner Ciaran MacAirt said that it is the first complaint of its kind regarding a Troubles legacy case involving the British Cabinet Office.

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