"Bloody Friday—It Was the Worst Yet"
Provisional IRA Coordinated Bombings in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Newspaper article
By: Bernard Weinraub
Date: July 23, 1972
Source: New York Times.
About the Author: Bernard Weinraub was a veteran New York Times reporter, who served as a correspondent in a number of areas, from the UK to Hollywood. He retired in 2004.
INTRODUCTION
Northern Ireland's descent into political chaos and civil insurrection reached a bloody nadir in January 1972, when British paratroopers killed 13 unarmed civilians during a civil rights march in Derry. Ulster's "Bloody Sunday" provoked widespread outrage and worsened the already perilous security situation in the province.
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