Bloody Sunday

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Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday took place on Sunday, January 30th 1972. It took place in Derry, Northern Ireland. Catholic marchers were illegally marching against the act of internment, which is when people are arrested for being a member suspected of Para military type movement. The Protestants at the time had the power over the Catholics and this lead to fights between religions. Ted Heath the conservative prime minister of the time sent in British troops to keep the peace, this lead to more fighting, rioting and more deaths on both sides. Some say that the British where out for revenge, then whilst on a peace march a group of catholic marchers broke off and started throwing stones and causing trouble. At this point the truth becomes blurry because of bias accounts, and no media accounts. Supposedly British soldiers opened fire on innocent marchers killing 14 and further injuring another 13. The second accounts says that the marchers where armed and therefore it was their responsibility. The Catholics believe that the catholic marchers where innocent and the soldiers shot in cold blood. Where as the Protestants feel that the British soldiers where innocent and the Catholics were armed. This