Bloody Sunday is one of the most prominent events in the conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. On 30 January 1972 arrived paratroopers from the British Army in Londonderry in Northern Ireland, when this day was a great demonstration. The purpose with this demonstration was more rights for Catholics in Northern Ireland. Fearing that the demonstration should become violent, summoned these soldiers.
The soldiers’ errand was to control and arrest the demonstrators, mostly the violent. During the arrests of protesters believed the soldiers that they were fired on and shot then accidental demonstrators. 13 were killed and several wounded, one civilian shot dead 6 months after the event of injury. The civilians carried no weapons, according to Catholics, and no of the soldiers were shot. The episode was named "Bloody Sunday" because it was extremely violent and bloody. London's government thinks that the Unionist government could not control the Northern Ireland and parliament for Northern Ireland was therefore closed.
After Bloody Sunday, there was chaos between the British government and Catholics in Northern Ireland, and the conflict was once again come up as such IRA's response to the event was very violent in the form of lots of assassinations against English politicians. A commission named the "Wiggerycommission" send thereafter a report on the events of Bloody Sunday, more or less rubber-stamped the soldiers' reaction.
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