IRA claims hit in Derry shooting
DERRY BRIGADE Oglaigh na hEireann say an undercover British
soldier was killed or seriously wounded when one of its units
fired on an unmarked military van in the Foyle Road area of the
city on Tuesday 10 June.
The IRA said that a British undercover patrol was travelling
along Foyle Road near the Brandywell area when their Volunteers
opened fire.
The IRA statement said, ``one of our active service units opened
fire on a British army undercover unit, travelling in a van, near
the Brandywell in Derry at mid-day on Tuesday. One of the British
soldiers travelling in the vehicle was either killed or seriously
wounded''.