Thousands March to Mark ‘Bloody Sunday’
From Times Wire Reports
At least 15,000 people marched through the rain in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, marking the 30th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” when British soldiers killed 13 civil rights protesters.
The killings on Jan. 30, 1972, angered the British province’s Roman Catholic minority. Feuding between Catholics and Protestants turned into decades of guerrilla warfare.
None of the paratroopers suspected of involvement in the shooting has been charged, but Britain has set up an inquiry.
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