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A cross-community group of Troubles victims outlined their opposition to the Government’s legacy proposals during a meeting with the Irish foreign affairs minister. Simon Coveney met with a cross-community group of victims, including John Teggart – whose father was killed by soldiers in Ballymurphy, Raymond McCord – whose son was killed by loyalists, Eugene Reavey – whose three brothers were shot dead by a loyalist paramilitary gang, and Paula Rainey, who’s father Joseph, a Catholic RUC sergeant, was shot dead in an attack believed to have been carried out by loyalists. Speaking after the meeting, Mr McCord told the PA news agency: “Simon Coveney stated quite clearly that himself and the Irish Government supports us, our cross-community group, in officially rejecting the British amnesty proposals.