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Jan. 31, 1972 - JANUARY 31st. 1972 13 SHOT DEAD IN LONDONDERRY. Thirteen men were killed yesterday as Army paratroopers broke up a banned CIvil Rights march in Londonderry, which turned into a riot on the edge of the Roman Catholic Bogside.It wass the worst single incident of the entire Ulster crisis.Major General Robert Ford, Commander 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 indicated.Troops were bombarded with acid bombs, and at least one container of CS gas as they tried to control the mobs, while IRA gunmensniped at the rioters. PHOTO SHOWS: A soldier catching a suspect during the rioting yesterday
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