FILE PHOTO: Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neill speaks to the media as she extends her condolences at Belfast City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday announced plans to introduce legislation to give greater legal protection to former soldiers who served during decades of sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland, sparking angry opposition from victims and lawmakers.
Allegations over unresolved crimes from Northern Ireland's "Troubles" - three decades of confrontation between Irish nationalist militants, pro-British "loyalist" paramilitaries and the British military that killed around 3,600 people - remain a contentious issue 23 years after a peace deal was struck.
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