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- Occurred on January 30, 1972 in the city of Derry (known historically as Londonderry), Northern Ireland
- British soldiers from the Parachute Regiment shot and killed 14 unarmed civil rights protesters and bystanders during a protest march against internment (imprisonment without trial), a policy the British used against suspected members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA)
- 13 men died on the day; another later died from injuries sustained that day
- Some victims were shot fleeing to escape being shot or while tending to casualties
- It was described as "one of the most notorious incidents of The Troubles"[
- Led to widespread rioting across all of Northern Ireland
- Damaged the British Army's reputation, particularly the paratroopers responsible and contributed to nationalist support for the Provisional IRA
The Saville Inquiry, initiated by the British Government and published in June 2010 ,
- Concluded that "with few exceptions the soldiers of Support Company behaved in a way that was clearly wrong" [
- Described the killings as "unjustified and unjustifiable"
- Exonerated those shot
- Led to apologies from British Prime Minister David Cameron and Queen Elizabeth II, who expressed her sympathies over "unjustified and unjustifiable loss of life"