A former soldier has been arrested by detectives investigating the events of Bloody Sunday in Londonderry.
Thirteen people were killed when British paratroopers opened fire on a civil rights march through the city in January 1972. A fourteenth died later.
The 66-year-old was detained in County Antrim by detectives from the Legacy Investigation Branch.
He is being interviewed at a police station in Belfast.
The officer leading the investigation, Det Ch Insp Ian Harrison, said the arrest "marked a new phase in the overall investigation which would continue for some time".
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Source - BBC
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