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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.
Jan 27, 2022 · Thirteen people were shot dead and at least 15 others injured when members of the Army's Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside - a predominantly Catholic part...
Bloody Sunday, demonstration in Londonderry, 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).
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Jan 30, 2022 · Relatives of those killed on Bloody Sunday have been remembering their loved ones on the 50th anniversary. Thirteen people were shot dead when soldiers opened fire on civil rights demonstrators...
Jul 2, 2021 · It became known as Bloody Sunday and these are the victims: Patrick Doherty. PA. Married father-of-six Patrick Doherty, known as Paddy, was 31 years old when he joined the march. He worked in...
Jan 27, 2022 · At 16:10 GMT, soldiers began to open fire. According to Army evidence, 21 soldiers fired their weapons, discharging 108 live rounds between them. What was the immediate response? The shootings led...
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...
