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How Bloody Sunday unfolded – in pictures

People confront British soldiers minutes before paratroopers opened fire near a barricade on William Street in Derry
Demonstrators and British soldiers in Derry face off minutes before the paratroopers opened fire. Photograph: William L Rukeyser/Getty Images
British troops arrest civilians on Rossville Street.
British troops arrest civilians on Rossville Street after a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march was organised to protest against internment without trial in Northern Ireland Photograph: William L Rukeyser/Getty Images
British paratroopers take away demonstrators
Paratroopers take away demonstrators after opening fire on the march, in which as many as 20,000 men, women and children were taking part Photograph: Getty Images
British troops march arrested civilians towards detention in the Bogside area of Derry
Arrested civilians are ordered towards detention in the Bogside area of Derry Photograph: William L Rukeyser/Getty Images
British soldiers on the streets of Derry surrounded by rubble
British forces on high alert during Bloody Sunday Photograph: Mirrorpix
British soldiers detain a demonstrator
Soldiers detain a demonstrator Photograph: Associated Newspapers/Daily Mail/Rex Features
A British paratrooper detains a man from the crowd
A paratrooper pursues demonstrator from the crowd Photograph: Thompson/AFP/Getty Images
Demonstrators and British troops face off on either side of a street barricade
Demonstrators and British troops face off on either side of a street barricade Photograph: KPA/Zuma/Rex Features
Demonstrators confronting British soldiers
Young demonstrators on William Street, Derry, and soldiers face each other minutes before paratroopers opened fire Photograph: William L Rukeyser/Getty Images
One of the victims of the Bloody Sunday killings
A victim of Bloody Sunday is given aid Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images
A member of the Parachute Regiment detains a protester
A member of the Parachute Regiment grabs a fleeing protester Photograph: PA
A man is treated for gunshot wounds after paratroopers opened fire on the protesters
A victim is treated for gunshot wounds Photograph: PA
British troops line up detained demonstrators against a wire fence
Troops line up detained demonstrators against a wire fence Photograph: KPA/Zuma/Rex Features
Demonstrators run from teargas during the riots
Demonstrators flee teargas during the confrontation Photograph: Images Press/Getty Images
British soldiers fire teargas from behind their armoured vehicles
British soldiers fire teargas from behind their armoured vehicles Photograph: PA
A injured demonstrator is placed on a stretcher
A injured demonstrator is placed on a stretcher Photograph: Rolls Press/Popperfoto
A girl stands next to a soldier on a Derry street
A young girl looks on as a soldier shelters next to sandbags Photograph: Christine Spengler/Sygma/Corbis
A British paratrooper detains a man from the crowd
A man is arrested by a paratrooper Photograph: Getty Images
British troops stand behind a barbed wire barricade during the riots
British troops take shelter behind a barbed wire barricade during Bloody Sunday Photograph: Bentley Archive/Popperfoto/Getty Images
Priest Edward Daly waves a blood-stained white handkerchief as he escorts a group carrying a wounded protester
A priest, Edward Daly, waves a blood-stained white handkerchief as he escorts a group carrying a wounded protester Photograph: MSI/Mirrorpix
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