Soldier F Supporters Take To Streets Of Belfast
A rally has been held outside the City Hall in response to British soldiers facing prosecution for alleged offences during the Troubles.
A rally has been held outside the City Hall in response to British soldiers facing prosecution for alleged offences during the Troubles.
It is reported that between 150 and 200 veterans and police being investigated over the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Police say Lyra McKee's death is being treated as a "terrorist incident".
The men, aged 18 and 19, were detained under anti-terrorism legislation, the police said.
Protest marches have been held in London, Manchester and Plymouth.
The veteran, identified as 'Soldier B', will face the charge of murdering Daniel Hegarty.
Organisers of the Rolling Thunder event said their action is directed against the British Government, rather than the victims' families.
SAS Who Dares Win star Mark Billingham is among the group of veterans who have sent their medals to the Government.
The veteran was one of 17 former members of 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment to have their actions in Northern Ireland examined.
Some victims of the Northern Ireland conflict feel as though the Government is punishing them for surviving, a representative has claimed.
Jeremy Corbyn said "the law must apply to everyone" and what happened on Bloody Sunday was "awful and appalling".
Soldiers had been sent into the Bogside nationalist housing estate in Londonderry to deal with riots.
The decision on whether to prosecute ex-British soldiers over the Bloody Sunday shootings in Northern Ireland will be delivered tomorrow.
The early release scheme currently covers offences committed between 1973 and 1998.
Martin McGuinness was posthumously awarded the Certificate of Honour by San Francisco.
Northern Ireland's victims' commissioner said in her recommendations that "transparency is key".