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‘I WAS TOLD TO SHOOT MARTIN McGUINNESS’ – CLAIMS FORMER UNDERCOVER BRIT

written by John November 19, 2013
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Martin McGuinness.

A FORMER British Army soldier has claimed he was given the authority to shoot Martin McGuinness “on sight” in the 1970s. 

Simon Cursey claims he was a member of the a secret unit called the Military Reaction Force.

The group carried out several murders of innocent Catholics.

Cursey has written a book in which he details several incidents where he claims he was involved in the shooting of IRA men.

He claims in his book MRF Shadow Troop that their orders were to eliminate people and that course of action was sanctioned at high level.

“I killed people, but I’ve never had nightmares about it or loss of sleep,” he said.

“Nothing, nothing like that. The people we are talking about were terrorists, they killed women and children.

“They were terrorists. They murdered people for nothing.”

He claims in his book that he was told he had permission to “take out” IRA leaders including Martin McGuinness and Gerry Adams.

The work of the unit will be exposed in a BBC1 Panorama programme this Thursday night.

 

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