Hundreds of veterans have marched through Manchester city centre to protest the prosecution of a former British soldier.
The former serviceman, known as Soldier F, is to be prosecuted following the deaths of civil rights protesters shot in Londonderry on Bloody Sunday in 1972.
Crowds marched from Piccadilly Gardens through the city centre during the Million Veterans March on Friday afternoon.
Former servicemen and women were joined by supporters as they then held a two-minute silence at the Cenotaph in St Peter’s Square.
Soldier F faces charges relating to two people killed in Londonderry on January 30, 1972.
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He is accused of the murders of James Wray and William McKinney, according to Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service.
Mark Sweetlan, formerly of the Royal Highland Fusiliers, was one of the many people marching through the city centre today.
He says there were around 5,000 at the march.
“We are all standing together as brothers and sisters from all backgrounds and all ages to show solidarity,” he told the M.E.N.
“These protests have been happening all over from Glasgow to London and in Belfast.
“Today was about showing solidarity.”
Planned demonstrations protesting the decision have also taken place on Plymouth and London today.
Thousands of motorbikers gathered outside Parliament in the Capital last week to demonstrate against the legal action and urged the Government to step in to protect veterans from prosecution.
