1:31:00
where-where we assumed
a contact had taken place.
1:31:03
Then my, uh,
section commander shouted
1:31:05
that there was a sniper
on the barricade
1:31:08
and, um, he-he-he returned fire.
1:31:10
Private Lomas, did you,
at any time, see the target?
1:31:21
I did, um, swing my rifle
1:31:22
to bear around the corner
of the wall
1:31:25
and that's when we saw
1:31:27
what I believed to be
a-a gunman firing...
1:31:30
holding a firearm
towards our direction.
1:31:33
My platoon commander shouted
that he saw 50
1:31:36
possibly more of the rioters
on the barricade
1:31:39
break right towards
the Glenfada Park area
1:31:42
and ordered my section
to go towards that area
1:31:45
and cut them off.
1:31:47
When we, um, entered the park,
there was a lot of confusion.
1:31:52
We saw a lot of people
1:31:54
and, um, l-I didn't witness
the beginning of the firefight.
1:31:59
At what point was the cease-fire
order given, please?
1:32:02
Before or after the shootings?
1:32:08
The cease-fire was given
1:32:10
after the last shots were fired
in Glenfada Park.
1:32:15
Private Lomas, in your opinion,
were all the rounds fired
1:32:20
in accordance
with the yellow card?
1:32:29
Yes, sir.
1:32:32
Well, of course, the, uh,
the loss of life is, um
1:32:36
is greatly to be regretted,
but I cannot help but think
1:32:40
that we responded to a-a-a
very difficult situation...
1:32:45
and, at least,
Londonderry tonight, uh
1:32:47
would seem to be quiet,
which suggests
1:32:49
that we've moved one step
in the right direction
1:32:52
of the recreation
of law and order.
1:32:54
Now, the main point
I want to make is
1:32:56
that have I seen nothing today
1:32:57
that reflects in any way
with discredit on our forces