This Day In History January 30th Bloody Sunday January | 30. in londonderry, northern ireland, 13 unarmed civil rights demonstrators are shot dead by british army paratroopers in an event that becomes known as “bloody sunday.”. the. The troubles. 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.
Bloody Sunday January 30 1972 The British Army Faces Off Against About 15,000 people gathered in the creggan area of derry on the morning of 30 january 1972 to take part in a civil rights march. the day after bloody sunday the government announced there. British army (parachute regiment) 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. This report from the bbc, broadcast on january 30th 1972, describes the day of violence and shootings in londonderry later dubbed ‘bloody sunday’: “british troops have opened fire on a crowd of demonstrators in the bogside district of londonderry, killing 13 civilians. seventeen more people, including one woman, were injured by gunfire. another woman was … continue reading a bbc news. Bloody sunday refers to the fatal shooting of 14 civilians by british soldiers in derry on january 30th 1972. no single act of violence during the troubles ignited more controversy. on the day in question, around 30,000 people had gathered in derry to march against the policy of internment. the royal ulster constabulary (ruc), supported by.
Bloody Sunday January 30 1972 The British Army Faces Off Against This report from the bbc, broadcast on january 30th 1972, describes the day of violence and shootings in londonderry later dubbed ‘bloody sunday’: “british troops have opened fire on a crowd of demonstrators in the bogside district of londonderry, killing 13 civilians. seventeen more people, including one woman, were injured by gunfire. another woman was … continue reading a bbc news. Bloody sunday refers to the fatal shooting of 14 civilians by british soldiers in derry on january 30th 1972. no single act of violence during the troubles ignited more controversy. on the day in question, around 30,000 people had gathered in derry to march against the policy of internment. the royal ulster constabulary (ruc), supported by. On january 30, 1972 now known as bloody sunday the british army opened fire on civil rights marchers in derry, northern ireland. 13 people were killed while another died later from his injuries. Updated jan. 30, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.on january 30, 1972, the worst mass shooting in northern irish history took place when british soldiers opened fire during a protest march. this happened—january 30: northern ireland's bloody sunday worldcrunch.
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