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The documents, which were found in the National Archives recently by the PFC detail concerns that technical data highlighting the lethal nature of rubber bullets might be exposed in the legal case for compensation being taken on behalf of Derry schoolboy Richard Moore who was blinded by a rubber bullet.

Last Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of the British Army killing of 11 year old Stephen Mc Conomy. Tomorrow, April 25th, is the 31st anniversary of the death of 15 year old Paul Whitters who died nine days after being shot in Gt James St. We should resist the temptation to say that they were ‘killed by plastic bullets’. They...

Over the past 10 days the families of Stephen Mc Conomy and Paul Whitters have reflected on the anniversaries of their tragic deaths. On Tuesday the Journal highlighted the failure of the British Army to provide medical evidence to the Government appointed Medical Committee whose responsibility it was to advise Ministers on the risks posed by plastic bullets. Within weeks...