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Brian Campbell and Colm McGirr: Families of IRA men shot dead reach settlements for damages

www.bbc.com·Eve Rosato·24 days ago
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12 hours ago Eve Rosato and Hayley Halpin, BBC News NI BBC The McGirr and Campbell families gathered outside court on Friday The families of two IRA men shot dead by British soldiers nearly 43 years ago have reached settlements in their claims for damages, the High Court has heard. Brian Campbell, 19, and Colm McGirr, 23, were shot dead after the SAS mounted an operation at the scene of an arms dump near Coalisland, County Tyrone, in December 1983. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) were sued by relatives of both Campbell and McGirr, alleging a shoot-to-kill policy and lack of effective investigation. It was announced in court on Friday that both actions have been settled on confidential terms. The families will make a donation to charity following the outcome. Campbell and McGirr were shot dead after they attended the weapons cache in the Cloghog Road area along with another unidentified individual.…

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