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Ex-British soldier goes on trial for Bloody Sunday killings

Ex-British soldier goes on trial for Bloody Sunday killings
world9/15/2025

More than a half century after British troops opened fire on civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland in what became known as Bloody Sunday, a single soldier is going on trial.

LONDON (AP) — Families of the victims and survivors of the 1972 Bloody Sunday, in which British soldiers opened fire and killed 13 unarmed civil rights marchers and injured 15 others in Northern Ireland, have fought for justice for five decades witho... [4294 chars]