On January 30, 1972, British soldiers opened fire on unarmed civil rights protesters in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing 13 people and injuring many others. The event, known as Bloody Sunday, became a turning point in the conflict known as The Troubles. The shootings sparked outrage and intensified the conflict between the Catholic nationalist community and the Protestant Unionist community. Bloody Sunday remains one of the most significant and tragic events of the Northern Irish conflict.