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Plastic and rubber bullets also know as plastic baton round (PBR) on display in a museum in west Belfast. Plastic bullets were invented in 1973 by British security forces to replace rubber bullets in an attempt to reduce fatalities. They were first deployed against demonstrators in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. A fresh inquest into the death of the youngest person in Northern Ireland to die after being struck by a plastic bullet is due to start on Monday. Stephen Geddis, 10, received a head injury following an incident in west Belfast on August 28 1975.

Plastic and rubber bullets also know as plastic baton round (PBR) on display in a museum in west Belfast. Plastic bullets were invented in 1973 by British security forces to replace rubber bullets in an attempt to reduce fatalities. They were first deployed against demonstrators in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. A fresh inquest into the death of the youngest person in Northern Ireland to die after being struck by a plastic bullet is due to start on Monday. Stephen Geddis, 10, received a head injury following an incident in west Belfast on August 28 1975. Stock Photo

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3912 x 2868 px | 33.1 x 24.3 cm | 13 x 9.6 inches | 300dpi

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