On "Bloody Sunday" which occurred on January 30, 1972, in Derry, Northern Ireland, British soldiers shot 28 unarmed civilians during a peaceful civil rights march. 13 of the victims died on the scene, while others were seriously injured. The incident sparked widespread outrage and increased tensions between the Catholic and Protestant communities in Northern Ireland, leading to further violence and conflict during The Troubles. The British government conducted an inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday, known as the Widgery Tribunal, which was widely criticized for its perceived bias in favor of the British Army. It wasn't until 2010 that a new inquiry, the Saville Inquiry, concluded that the soldiers had fired on unarmed protesters without justification, leading to the exoneration of the victims and their families.
