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Today marks the 51st anniversary of Bloody Sunday

Jan 30, 2023 07:35 By News Northern Sound
Today marks the 51st anniversary of Bloody Sunday
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The families of the victims are set to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

A minutes silence will be held in Derry today to mark the 51st anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

13 people were shot dead by British soldiers on this day in 1972, with a 14th dying from injuries a few months later.

The families of the victims are set to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, over half a century after what's regarded as one of the darkest days of the Troubles,

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John Kelly - whose brother Michael was killed on Bloody Sunday - says the families of the victims work closely with others affected by tragedies in the North:

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