Irish Civil Rights demonstration in London

Aug. 16, 1971 - Bullets thrown in Whitehall demonstration.: Live ammunition was thrown at police by IRA supporters demonstrating in London yesterday. Scuffles broke out near the Cenotaph in Whitehall as police tried to keep 5, 000 marchers moving. The demonstration began with a protest meeting against internment at Hyde Park Corner. Then, led by three men in Irish Republican Army berets, the demonstrators set off to deliver a letter to the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street. They found Downing Street blocked by a police cordon and fighting broke out after a section tried to return along Whitehall but was prevented by police

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