john phillips shelton, lisbon that well northern island is mocking 50 years since the bloody sunday massacre. we vent events across the country. on this day in 1972 british soldiers shot dead, 13 unarmed civilians during a protest in the city of london dairy, also known as dairy. and of course, the consequences can still be felt to day these people a commemorating one of the darkest chapters of the north, not in conflict, one that unfolded 5 decades ago to day. thousands of mostly catholic protest says had gathered for rally against a new law, allowing imprisonment without trial. british troops were deployed to block the marches off to you started throwing bottles and stones. soldiers responded with tear gas rubber, bullets, and water cannon. the paratroopers also opened fire with live rounds shooting at the marches off. less than half an hour of shooting, 13 marches were dead. with overt does more injured. the 14th would succumb to their wounds. months later, the soldiers claimed their talk. did gunman and bomb throw as a government enquiry support to the armies account, but was panned as a