CR gas used in Maze riot: British soldiers
Several British soldiers serving at the former Maze Prison in the North have said they believe CR gas was used to quell a riot at the facility 22 years ago.
The soldiers were themselves affected when gas canisters were dropped on the prison from helicopters during the disturbances.
Their comments have reignited the controversy surrounding the incident in which the poisonous gas was allegedly used against republican prisoners involved in setting fire to the prison in 1974.
The British authorities have never admitted using CR gas, which is ten times stronger than CS gas and has been shown to cause cancer.
One-fifth of the 300 republicans who were in the Maze at the time of the 1974 riot have since died of cancer.
A number of former prisoners are already preparing a legal challenge in relation to the matter.
