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Bloody Sunday victims remembered on 40th anniversary - VIDEO

Families gather in memory of victims four dacades after Derry atrocity

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ANTOINETTE KELLY,
IrishCentral Staff Writer
Published Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 7:51 AM
Updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 9:53 AM

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Bloody Sunday, Derry, 1972
Bloody Sunday, Derry, 1972


Several events were held in Derry yesterday to mark the 40th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, in which 14 civil rights marchers were killed by British paratroopers.

Relatives and friends of the victims attended a memorial service at a monument in Derry's Bogside on Monday, in which both Catholic and Protestant clergy were involved.

The majority of families refused to partake in a march which re-traced the route of the January 30th, 1972 demonstration.

Kate and Linda Nash who lost their teenage brother William, took part in the march.
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"I am delighted with the turnout," she told the Associated Press.

"But even if it had just been myself and my sister, we would still have a right to march. That is democracy.

“We are going to continue to march for prosecutions, but beyond that, this is a unique march and it should continue for all those who are seeking justice."

In 2010, a public inquiry by Lord Saville declared all the victims innocent and prompted a formal apology by British Prime Minister David Cameron.

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canadianirish | Jan 31, 2012, 10:24 PM EST
I often wonder what those British PARAS think of themselves all these years later. Those men would be in their 70's now and will always be remembered as the sick, twisted professional murderers they are.

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canadianirish | Jan 31, 2012, 10:00 PM EST
Couldn't have said it better myself, slainte9.

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RedBranch | Jan 31, 2012, 01:07 PM EST
And the number of people on the McCarthy memorial march in the Markets / Short Strand?

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slainte9 | Jan 31, 2012, 10:04 AM EST
Instead of justice the victims get an apology while across the water the British hound Boston College for evidence about IRA murders. This is the British idea of justice, peace and reconciliation.

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