History of Derry of the Troubles". On Sunday January 30, 1972, 13 unarmed civilians were shot dead by British paratroopers during a civil rights march in the Bogside area. Another 13 were wounded and one further man later died of his wounds. This event came to be known as Bloody Sunday. Because of these events, certain areas of Derry produced strong support for republican paramilitaries. Up to 1972, both the Provisional Irish Republican Army and Official IRA operated in the city. However, in 1972 the OIRA called a ceasefire following their unpopular killing a local 18-year-old who was on leave from the British
Piazza Tasso massacre an oval cavity has been set up in the piazza Tasso, it is flanked by two plaques, and surrounded by fence. Toys and flowers are sometimes placed in the vacancy. Piazza Tasso massacre The Piazza Tasso massacre (Italian: "Eccidio in Piazza Tasso") was a massacre that occurred on July 17, 1944, at Piazza Tasso in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. On the above named date, Italian militias of the fascist Italian Social Republic allied with the German army, arrived to the piazza Tasso and opened fire, killing five persons. The goals of the shooting are still unclear; one hypothesis is that it