Original sentence: The British Army disputed the IRA statement of the events, claiming that its troops were fired upon first by Provisional Irish Republican Army gunmen, ending a temporary ceasefire in the West Belfast area at that time.The next day, 10 July 1972, the British Army stated that gunmen at the scene had been engaged and killed in the cross-fire with its detachment
Edited sentence: The British Army disputed the PIRA statement of the events, claiming that its troops were fired upon first by Provisional Irish Republican Army gunmen, ending a temporary ceasefire in the West Belfast area at that time.The next day, 10 July 1972, the British Army stated that terrorists at the scene had been engaged and killed in the cross-fire with its detachment