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UK: LONDON: 27TH ANNIVERSARY OF BLOODY SUNDAY MARCH

(30 Jan 1999) English/Nat Campaigners marched through the British capital, London, on Saturday to mark the 27th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. They were urging the British government to give a full explanation of the circumstances surrounding the death of 13 civil rights marchers in a confrontation with soldiers in Northern Ireland on January 30, 1972. The men were shot by British troops who have always claimed they came under fire from terrorists belonging to the Irish Republican Army. After 27 years many Irish and British people are still unsatisfied with the explanations given for the deaths of 13 people in Londonderry after a civil rights march. They were shot by members of the British Parachute Regiment. The soldiers claimed they came under fire from gunmen from the nationalist Irish Republican Army. But subsequent enquiries showed none of the men to be armed and it is doubtful any of them even belonged to the I-R-A. On Saturday a member of the political party allied to the I-R-A, Sinn Fein, said the victims' families still want a full and frank explanation of how their loved ones died. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I think in the situation we are in, at this moment in time, of conflict resolution its very important that people who lost their loved ones find out the truth and that their loved ones are vindicated because as everyone knows they were perfectly innocent people on a civil rights march at that time who were brutally cut down by the parachute regiment. So it's very important for people to find out the truth." SUPER CAPTION: Gerry Kelly, Sinn Fein The son of one of those killed said the marchers were also concerned about the present situation in Ireland. SOUNDBITE: (English) "This march, this demonstration is primarily an opportunity for the Irish people in London and the supporters of human rights and democracy in Ireland who live in London to express their concern at the ongoing situation in Ireland." SUPER CAPTION: Tony Docherty, Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign Many feel there can be no solid and lasting peace in Northern Ireland until the real story of what happened on the streets of Londonderry 27 years ago is known. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...