Families of the victims of the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre marched to the courthouse in Belfast. Photo: AP PHOTO

The only person ever charged in the infamous 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland has gone on trial in a Belfast court with a prosecutor calling the shooting unjustified and its impact "long-lasting and profound".

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The ex-paratrooper, a lance corporal identified only as "Soldier F" and concealed from view in court behind a blue floor-to-ceiling curtain to protect him from vengeance, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murd

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