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British soldiers lost control in 1972 Springhill shootings, inquest finds

shootings, inquest finds British army soldiers “lost control” and used force that was “not reasonable” in the killing of five civilians in [Northern Ireland](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/northernireland) in 1972, an inquest judge has ruled. Four

Soldiers 'overreacted' when they shot five people dead in Belfast, judge says

inquest into the shooting of five people in west Belfast in 1972 has found that the Army "lost control" in a number of cases and "overreacted to a perceived threat". Fr Noel Fitzpatrick, father