Bloody Sunday, or the Bogside Massacre, was a massacre on 30 January 1972 when British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. Fourteen people died: thirteen were killed outright, while the death of another man four months later was attributed to his injuries.
Bloody Sunday, or the Bogside Massacre, is a significant event in Northern Irish history, marking a tragic incident where British soldiers fatally shot unarmed civilians during a protest march in Derry, Northern Ireland on January 30, 1972. Fourteen people died: thirteen were killed instantly and one later succumbed to injuries.