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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Bloody Sunday, Free Derry, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, Battle of the Bogside, Narrative of events of Bloody Sunday, Attacks on shipping in Lough Foyle, Operation Motorman, Derry Housing Action Committee, Free Derry Corner, Derry Citizens' Defence Association, South Derry Independent Republican Unit. Excerpt: Bloody Sunday (Irish: )-sometimes called the Bogside Massacre-was an incident on 30 January 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, in which twenty-six unarmed civil rights protesters and bystanders were shot by soldiers of the British Army. Thirteen males, seven of whom were teenagers, died immediately or soon after, while the death of another man four and a half months later has been attributed to the injuries he received on that day. Two protesters were also injured when they were run down by army vehicles. Five of those wounded were shot in the back. The incident occurred during a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march; the soldiers involved were the First Battalion of the Parachute Regiment (1 Para). Two investigations have been held by the British government. The Widgery Tribunal, held in the immediate aftermath of the event, largely cleared the soldiers and British authorities of blame-Widgery described the soldiers' shooting as "bordering on the reckless"-but was criticised as a "whitewash," including by Jonathan Powell, chief of staff to former prime minister Tony Blair. The Saville Inquiry, chaired by Lord Saville of Newdigate, was established in 1998 to reinvestigate the events. Following a twelve-year inquiry, Saville's report was made public on 15 June 2010, and contained findings of fault that could re-open the controversy, and potentially lead to criminal investigations for some soldiers involved in the killings. The report found that all of those shot were unarmed, and...