'No Bloody killing plan'.Byline: HELEN WILLIAM THERE was no master plan to kill civilians on Bloody Sunday Bloody Sunday (1905) Massacre of peaceful demonstrators in Saint Petersburg, marking the beginning of the Russian Revolution of 1905. The priest Georgy Gapon (1870–1906), hoping to present workers' request for reforms directly to Nicholas II, arranged a peaceful march , the Saville inquiry heard yesterday. Anthony Stephens, who was head of the Defence Secretariat at the Ministry of Defence, said Whitehall had not expected any bloodshed blood·shed n. The shedding of blood, especially the injury or killing of people. bloodshed Noun slaughter; killing Noun 1. on the civil rights march in Derry on January 30, 1972. Paratroopers killed 13 unarmed men that day. Mr Stephens had worked closely with Army officers and drafted reports to ministers. Mr Stephens said the Stormont Government wanted to see stricter enforcement of law and order but did not recall this being related "particularly" to Derry. |
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