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Defence in the media - Friday 23 December 2016

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Today defence related coverage includes speculative reports about potential Army support during rail strikes and a legal case from Northern Ireland.

RAIL REPLACEMENT

The Daily Mail and the Times follow up previous coverage in speculating that soldiers could be called in to drive replacement buses during any rail strike.

A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said:

The Ministry of Defence has no plans to deploy military personnel in response to this latest round of rail strikes.

NORTHERN IRELAND 

The SunDaily Mail  and the Daily Telegraph carry reports saying that a soldier claims he is being treated like a terrorist over the death of an IRA gunman 44 years ago. There are quotes attributed to a 67-year-old ex-paratrooper, known only as Soldier A during legal proceedings.

A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said:

This case is now subject to live legal proceedings and further comment would not be appropriate. Any member of the military affected by this legal case will rightly be supported throughout and will receive free MOD legal representation.

Image of the day

A London Scottish Piper plays as guests arrived at the Carols by Candlelight at Carol Service in The Royal Hospital Chelsea.
A London Scottish Piper plays as guests arrived at the Carols by Candlelight at Carol Service in The Royal Hospital Chelsea. More images can be found here.

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