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No prosecutions for them it seems. Was this government policy at that time?
It seems unlikely given the tensions that existed. More likely a toxic mix of individual soldiers attitudes and leadership combined with the events of the day. But the cover-up was clearly at a government level.
Here is a report at the time: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/19/newsid_2491000/2491125.stm
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Letting soldiers fire at civilians/rioters with live rounds, what did the commanding officers think was going to happen?
No prosecutions for them it seems. Was this government policy at that time?