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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.
The remaining army vehicles stopped in Rossville Street, although the Command APC – with the Ferret – was moved to the north end of Rossville Flats Block 1 when it came under fire. [17] Some men from Anti-Tank Platoon moved east to Kells Walk, so Captain SA8 deployed half of his men to support them, and the rest to support Mortar Platoon.
Bloody Sunday had a massive and negative impact on the Northern Irish conflict. Support for the IRA rose, and hatred for the Army became widespread amongst the Catholic community. The IRA and other republican paramilitaries used the events to justify a campaign against the British Army and other agents of the British state including the police ...
Lord Saville chaired the long-running probe into the events of January 30, 1972.
Here are some of the key dates in the decades-long campaign for justice by the families of civilians killed by soldiers on Bloody Sunday in January 1972. – January 30 1972
Thirteen people were killed in the shootings in January 1972 and 15 others were injured.
Bloody Sunday – 26 unarmed civilians were shot (of whom 13 were killed and one fatally wounded) by the British Army during a massive anti-internment demonstration in Derry. One of the dead, Gerard Donaghy , was a member of Fianna Éireann and reportedly had nail bombs on his person.
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" was subsequently played live in this style until the end of the tour in March 1998. [7] "Sunday Bloody Sunday" was played at every concert on the 2001 Elevation Tour and 2005–2006 Vertigo Tour. [7] Performances in 2001 frequently included parts of Bob Marley and the Wailers' "Get Up, Stand Up" and "Johnny Was".