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 · The events leading to Bloody Sunday 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. PA

5 days ago · 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).

Jan 27, 2022 · The events leading to Bloody Sunday 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. Image source, PA

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 25, 2025 · Map of Derry city center on Bloody Sunday. Source: CAIN Archive – Ulster University Two inquiries were held into Bloody Sunday in Ireland, the first in 1972. The British prime minister appointed the Lord Chief Justice of England, Lord Widgery, to lead the inquiry. His report was finished in just ten weeks and published a week later.

22 hours ago · The annual Bloody Sunday memorial has taken place in Derry today. Political and religious leaders joined the Bloody Sunday families for the short ceremony at the Rossville Street monument, close to where many of the victims were shot. Bishop of Derry, Donal McKeown, Rev David Jennings, Fr Michael ...

18 hours ago · The Bloody Sunday March marking the 53rd anniversary of the killing of 13 unarmed Derry citizens by the British Army during an anti-internment civil rights march on January 30, 1972 has been ...

Bloody Sunday. British and unionist politicians fumed at the existence of Free Derry. But internment had stiffened the community’s resolve. An anti-internment march was planned for 30 January 1972. ... A peaceful day (by Derry standards), was expected. The march began shortly after 3pm. A little over an hour later, 13 men and boys lay dead ...

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 .