who died last month, spoke to our this image is a defining symbol of humanity amidst the horror of bloody sunday. the priest, father edward daly, waving a handkerchief as a white flag to try to protect jackie duddy, whose wounds turned out to be fatal. the stage show, which gets its name from the picture, is moving, evocative and compelling. we take back the streets, we take back law and order! you murder innocent men, and boys! it was conceived over several years by the late liam campbell. as a writer, the first challenge for me was not so much, - what do you write, - but what do you leave out? because in almost every aspect, | every microcosm of the stories, | when you begin to do your research, behind the headlines, if you like, of bloody sunday, every story is a play- in and of itself. this scene depicts peggy deery, a widowed mother of ia children who was injured.
opened fire on a civil rights march, killing 13 people, with an inquiry later finding that the demonstrators had posed no threat. 0ur ireland correspondent, emma vardy, has more. retracing the steps of those who set out on a peaceful protest, but never returned. today, the city of derry relived the memories. amid escalating violence, in 1972, thousands had gathered for a rally to protest against internment. the power to imprison people without trial. when disturbances broke out, soldiers from the parachute regiment moved in to make arrests and opened fire. 13 unarmed civilians were shot dead. and this became the defining image of the tragedy. as people tried to rescue 17 year old jackie duddy, whose sister walked in his footsteps today. he won t be forgotten. 50 years on, just heartbroken.
the power to imprison people without trial. when disturbances broke out, soldiers from the parachute regiment moved in to make arrests and opened fire. 13 unarmed civilians were shot dead. and this became the defining image of the tragedy, as people tried to rescue 17 year old jackie duddy whose sister walked in his footsteps today. i ll never move on from 50 years on, just heartbroken, yes. and it still hurts same as it did all that time ago. the british soldiers on the streets always maintained they believed they were under attack. the families of the victims fought a long campaign to clear their loved ones names. the british government, not only that they murdered people and maimed people, they told lies about them.
amid escalating violence in 1972 thousands had gathered for a rally to protest against interment, the power to imprison people without trial. when disturbances broke out soldiers from the parachute regiment moved in to make arrests and open fire. 13 unarmed civilians were shot dead. and this became the defining image of the tragedy as people tried to rescue 17 year old jackie duddy whose sister walked in his footsteps today. i ll never move on from 50 years on, just heartbroken, yes. and it still hurts same as all that time ago. the british soldiers on the streets always maintained they believed they were under attack. the families of the victims thought a long campaign fought to clear their loved ones names. not only that they murdered people and maimed people
Belfast s High Court yesterday struck down a ruling by prosecutors in Northern Ireland to end proceedings against a veteran known as Soldier F over the notorious Troubles flashpoint.