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How Bloody Sunday unfolded – in pictures
As Derry prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, we revisit the archive to show how the day unfolded on 30 January 1972, when British paratroopers opened fire on a civil rights march and ended up killing 14 civilians
Main image: Demonstrators and British soldiers in Derry face off minutes before the paratroopers opened fire. Photograph: William L Rukeyser/Getty ImagesFri 28 Jan 2022 12.32 GMT First published on Fri 28 Jan 2022 12.32 GMT
British troops arrest civilians on Rossville Street after a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march was organised to protest against internment without trial in Northern Ireland Photograph: William L Rukeyser/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterParatroopers take away demonstrators after opening fire on the march, in which as many as 20,000 men, women and children were taking part Photograph: Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterArrested civilians are ordered towards detention in the Bogside area of Derry Photograph: William L Rukeyser/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBritish forces on high alert during Bloody Sunday Photograph: Mirrorpix
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterSoldiers detain a demonstrator Photograph: Associated Newspapers/Daily Mail/Rex Features
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA paratrooper pursues demonstrator from the crowd Photograph: Thompson/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterDemonstrators and British troops face off on either side of a street barricade Photograph: KPA/Zuma/Rex Features
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterYoung demonstrators on William Street, Derry, and soldiers face each other minutes before paratroopers opened fire Photograph: William L Rukeyser/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA victim of Bloody Sunday is given aid Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA member of the Parachute Regiment grabs a fleeing protester Photograph: PA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA victim is treated for gunshot wounds Photograph: PA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterTroops line up detained demonstrators against a wire fence Photograph: KPA/Zuma/Rex Features
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterDemonstrators flee teargas during the confrontation Photograph: Images Press/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBritish soldiers fire teargas from behind their armoured vehicles Photograph: PA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA injured demonstrator is placed on a stretcher Photograph: Rolls Press/Popperfoto
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA young girl looks on as a soldier shelters next to sandbags Photograph: Christine Spengler/Sygma/Corbis
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA man is arrested by a paratrooper Photograph: Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBritish troops take shelter behind a barbed wire barricade during Bloody Sunday Photograph: Bentley Archive/Popperfoto/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA priest, Edward Daly, waves a blood-stained white handkerchief as he escorts a group carrying a wounded protester Photograph: MSI/Mirrorpix
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