The ‘Bloody Sunday’ massacre in Northern Ireland

A British soldier drags a protester during a march, later known as “Bloody Sunday,” in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

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Nov. 10, 2015 1:45 PM PT

An ex-soldier was arrested more than 40 years after the “Bloody Sunday” killings in Northern Ireland that resulted in the deaths of 14 people.

A British paratrooper takes a youth into custody on “Bloody Sunday,” when the British military opened fire on marchers in Northern Ireland in 1972.

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Mourners attend a funeral for the 13 people killed on “Bloody Sunday” in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Another victim died months later.

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Coffins of 13 civilians shot dead by British forces on “Bloody Sunday” are lined up for the funeral at St. Mary’s church in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

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A memorial in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, bears the names of the 13 people killed during the “Bloody Sunday” massacre on Jan. 30, 1972, and another victim who died later of injuries sustained that day.

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