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| The Northern Ireland secretary has said he hopes to be in a position to publish Lord Saville's report into Bloody Sunday within days of receiving it. | |
| Shaun Woodward was speaking in Londonderry on Thursday after meeting relatives of the 14 people killed by British soldiers on 30 January 1972. | Shaun Woodward was speaking in Londonderry on Thursday after meeting relatives of the 14 people killed by British soldiers on 30 January 1972. |
| The relatives of those killed asked Mr Woodward to give them the report at the same time as he receives it. | The relatives of those killed asked Mr Woodward to give them the report at the same time as he receives it. |
| The report is to go to the government in the week beginning 22 March. | |
| The relatives had previously criticised Mr Woodward because they had been told they would not get the report until two weeks after the government had received it. | |
| They said they feared it could be amended or have parts withheld by government agencies. | |
| On Wednesday, Mr Woodward said the report had taken too long to complete. | On Wednesday, Mr Woodward said the report had taken too long to complete. |
| He was speaking to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster on Wednesday. | He was speaking to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster on Wednesday. |
| He also warned that the report could languish in a warehouse for weeks if a general election is called. | He also warned that the report could languish in a warehouse for weeks if a general election is called. |
| The report is due to be delivered to Mr Woodward later this month. | The report is due to be delivered to Mr Woodward later this month. |
| Mr Woodward promised he would only take about two weeks to consider the mammoth document but added that nobody knew when Prime Minister Gordon Brown would call the election. | Mr Woodward promised he would only take about two weeks to consider the mammoth document but added that nobody knew when Prime Minister Gordon Brown would call the election. |
| The £200m inquiry was set up in 1998 to re-examine the events of 30 January 1972, when British soldiers shot dead 14 people in Londonderry's Bogside. | The £200m inquiry was set up in 1998 to re-examine the events of 30 January 1972, when British soldiers shot dead 14 people in Londonderry's Bogside. |