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Car bomb killed 29 people in deadliest atrocity of Northern Ireland’s Troubles

In November, David Jonathan Holden, 53, was convicted of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in February 1988.

David Jonathan Holden, 53, was convicted of the 1988 manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in November.

David Jonathan Holden was convicted of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie at an Army checkpoint in Co Tyrone in February 1988.

The Legacy Bill would provide immunity for people accused of Troubles offences, as long as they co-operate with a new truth recovery body.

Jim Auld, 72, was one of 14 ‘hooded men’ subjected to interrogation methods since ruled as torture

The Government’s controversial Legacy Bill would provide conditional immunity to people who co-operate with a new truth recovery body.

The Edinburgh native joined the Mirror in 1965 and his reputation swiftly grew after his coverage of the Troubles in Ireland earned him a World Press Awards nod

It has now been more than two decades since the signing of the Good Friday agreement in 1998, formally ending the Troubles in Northern Ireland. But the most recent attempt by the British government to “deal with the past” – the legacy and reconciliation bill – is itself provoking conflict.