Joyriders Shot By British Army
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British Army paratroopers have shot dead two teenagers in a stolen car in Belfast. Karen Reilly and Martin Peake were travelling in a stolen car in the Glen Road area when they drove through an army checkpoint, the soldiers opened fire when the car struck one of the soldiers and failed to stop.

Report shows night shots of aftermath of the scene.

Car and soldiers and police at the scene during the day.

Interview with Dr Joe Hendron, Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Councillor, who claims the paratroopers used excessive force.

Interview with Maria Brownley, Martin Peake’s sister.

Interview with John Cope, Member of Parliament (MP), Stormont Security Minister, on the fact that the car did not stop.

The reporter is Poilín Ní Chiaráin.