Bloody Sunday (1972) Bloody Sunday (1972) Bloody Sunday – sometimes called the Bogside Massacre – was an incident on 30 January 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot 28 unarmed civilians during a peaceful protest march against internment. Fourteen people died: thirteen were killed outright, while the death of another man four months later was attributed to his injuries. Many of the victims were shot while fleeing from the soldiers and some were shot while trying to help the wounded. Other protesters were injured by rubber bullets or batons, and two were run down by army vehicles.
Massacre of Puerto Montt Massacre of Puerto Montt The massacre of Puerto Montt, or slaughter of Pampa Irigoin, which occurred on March 9, 1969, is an event in the history of Llanquihue, Chile. The massacre occurred under the Christian Democrat government of Eduardo Frei Montalva. During the massacre ten inhabitants of the province died at the hands of Chilean police officers – including a nine-month-old boy who died from tear gas – and another seventy people (between carabineros and occupants) were wounded to varying degrees. The political responsibilities for what happened have been the subject of long controversy in Chile, the main defendant was