Article 5HPVH The Ballymurphy shootings: 36 hours in Belfast that left 10 dead

The Ballymurphy shootings: 36 hours in Belfast that left 10 dead

by
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
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Even by the violent standards of Northern Ireland's Troubles, the events of August 1971 were particularly shocking

Even by the standards of Northern Ireland's Troubles it was a tumultuous, violent couple of days.

The British army swept into nationalist neighbourhoods across the region on the morning of 9 August 1971 as part of Operation Demetrius, rounding up hundreds of suspects without trial in the hope of snuffing out the IRA's campaign.

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