Demonstration in Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Jan. 01, 1972 - 13 shot dead in Londonderry: Thirteen men were killed yesterday as army paratroopers broke up a demonstration on the edge of the Roman Catholic Bogside. It was the worst single incident of the entire Ulster crisis. Major General Robert Ford, Commander of land forces Northern Ireland, rejected allegations that the troops had shot first or fired indiscriminately. The first shots came from terrorist gunmen, and the soldiers fired single, aimed shots in return, he insisted. Troops were bombarded with acid bombs, bottles, bricks and at least one canister of CS gas as they battled to control the mobs, while IRA gunmen sniped from behind the rioters. Photo shows troops taking cover as they were stoned by a mob during yesterday's civil rights demonstration in Londonderry

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