Bloody Sunday: A 'watershed' in the history of the Troubles

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Bloody Sunday: A 'watershed' in the history of the Troubles
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Soldiers fired more than 100 rounds, killing 13 civilians and wounding 15 others after a civil rights march.

It is etched on the walls of Derry and on the minds of those old enough to remember: 30 January 1972.Up to 20,000 people were taking part in a protest against the internment of suspects without trial.

The official army position, backed by the then British government, was that soldiers had responded to gun and nail bomb attacks. In his memoirs - Mister, Are You A Priest? - the late Bishop Daly said Bloody Sunday had cast a long shadow. In 2010, the victims, whose innocence had been called into question for decades, were completely exonerated by Lord Saville.

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