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 29, 2025 · Bloody Sunday was a 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).

Feb 9, 2010 · 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 protesters, all...

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...

Dec 31, 2023 · It’s impossible to talk about The Troubles in Northern Ireland without discussing Bloody Sunday. An incident that would leave a mark for decades to come, it represented the violent chasm between Northern Ireland’s two communities (and the state) more than ever. But how and why did British soldiers end up shooting 26 unarmed civilians?

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...

Dec 12, 2021 · On January 30, 1972, British soldiers brutally killed 13 unarmed civilians who were participating in a civil rights march in the Northern Irish city of Derry. For 30 years between the late 1960s and 1998, Northern Ireland was rocked by The Troubles.

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.

Bloody Sunday is a tragic 30 January 1972 incident in Derry (Londonderry), Northern Ireland. British soldiers fired on unarmed civil rights protesters, resulting in the deaths of 13 people. Another person died later due to injuries sustained that day.

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...