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Bloody Sunday, or the Bogside Massacre, [1] was a massacre on 30 January 1972 when British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry, [n 1] Northern Ireland. Thirteen men were killed outright and the death of another man four months later was attributed to gunshot injuries from the incident.
May 11, 2024 · Recent News. Bloody Sunday, demonstration in Londonderry (Derry), Northern Ireland, on Sunday, January 30, 1972, by Roman Catholic civil rights supporters that turned violent when British paratroopers opened fire, killing 13 and injuring 14 others (one of the injured later died). Bloody Sunday precipitated an upsurge in support for the Irish ...
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Jun 14, 2010 · 14 June 2010. Thirteen people were killed after members of the British Army's Parachute Regiment opened fire on a civil rights march in the Bogside area of Derry on 30 January 1972. Seventeen ...
Jan 12, 2022 · Bloody Sunday happened at the very beginning of 1972, which proved to be horrendous – the worst year of the Troubles, with almost 500 people killed. It had huge implications, not just for people in Northern Ireland but also for Anglo-Irish affairs, which were reaching one of the most difficult points. The history of Ireland: 11 milestone moments.
Jun 14, 2010 · Bloody Sunday - the questions to be answered. 15 June 2010. Lord Saville chaired the Bloody Sunday Inquiry. Lord Saville and his colleagues have been sifting through a vast amount of evidence in ...
Jan 28, 2022 · Bloody Sunday “changed everything”, wrote the Irish historian Roy Foster. ... The decision to bring charges was controversial: veterans’ groups said it was unfair to prosecute soldiers so ...
Jun 14, 2010 · The story of Bloody Sunday has been told, and retold, many times and in many ways since 30 January 1972. ... so the script was very much grounded in fact. ... The controversial dress code at sport ...
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