'Events like Bloody Sunday must never happen again' - Justice Minister Naomi Long

By Q Radio News

The 14 people who were killed as a result of Bloody Sunday 50 years ago today - have been remembered in a special memorial service. 

Relatives took part in several events over the weekend to mark the anniversary of the atrocity in Derry/Londonderry.

Thirteen people died after British soldiers opened fire on a civil rights march on January 30, 1972 in the city, but no one has ever been prosecuted.

Another man shot by paratroopers on the day died four months later.

While many consider him the 14th victim of Bloody Sunday, his death was formally attributed to an inoperable brain tumour.

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Yesterday, a crowd gathered at Creggan Shops before making their way to the Bloody Sunday Monument in Rossville Street for the annual memorial service and wreath-laying ceremony at 11am.

Later, the President of Ireland Michael D Higgins delivered a recorded message to the Bloody Sunday families.

Justice Minister Naomi Long says nothing like Bloody Sunday should ever happen again: