Benji Alexander / Documentary Demo / Educational Authoritative
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20 years ago this week in Londonderry, paratroopers shot dead 13 people who were taking part in a civil rights march. The soldiers said they were gunmen and bombers. The community said they were innocent civilians. The day was a political and military watershed. It swept away the Protestant parliament at storm in't that had ruled the province for 50 years and transformed the fortunes of the IRA, driving hundreds of young Catholics into its ranks. To them, the event bestow legitimacy on the IRA's military campaign. The Vaillant repercussions still shake the round today. The 30th of January 1972 has become known as Bloody Sunday.