Bloody Sunday Page #7

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lads.

They're going right.

We going to get

to the Guildhall.

We're going to the Guildhall.

Come on. Push through them.

Come on, Gerry.

Gerry, good man, good man.

Yes!

Let's give them hell!

A small number

from the middle of the crowd

are breaking away,

I repeat, breaking away.

Running down towards

serial One-Four. Over.

Lvan, I told you

this would happen.

Keep them coming this way!

Follow peacefully to the right,

thank you.

Keep coming this way!

Just relax, man.

Listen, we have got

to keep the crowd going.

If the truck keeps going

to Free Derry Corner

that will be the beacon.

They will follow it.

Right, you stay here.

I'm going down to the barrier.

Okay, everyone, come on.

Everyone behind the lorry.

Follow the lorry.

Listen...

We must stick together.

Stick together, folks.

We're not splitting up.

No trouble today.

We're not going

to the Guildhall.

Stay behind the lorry.

We are sticking together.

Come on.

Sorry, no, folks, wrong way.

We're supposed to go back

to Free Derry Corner.

Let me through there, folks.

They're past barrier 12

and are actually, in fact,

heading directly for us.

Yeah, that's

just what we predicted.

Yes, indeed.

Well, you'd better

stand the men by.

Just coming down there now, sir.

This isn't the march, this is...

This is the breakaway group.

They're coming down

to barrier 14.

They're trying to get

to the Guildhall.

Yobbos, obviously trying

to cause some trouble.

Get out!

Get out to f***,

you British bastards.

Boys, get back, get back!

Get out to f***.

That's Cooper, boys.

Out! Out! Brits out!

Have you got your stones?

I've got stones.

Hey...

For God's sake,

get all of these boys back.

Excuse me. I'm Ivan Cooper.

I'm a member of Parliament.

Will you give me some time...

This is an illegal gathering.

You must disperse!

Hey! Hey! Cut that out.

You must disperse!

Cut that out.

Take a shot.

Take a shot, you said?

I'll take a shot.

This is Nine-Zero Alpha.

I have reports

of the crowd becoming hostile

at Zero-14, um,

throwing bricks at center. Over.

I want to know

how many yobbos are that...

are that way

up towards the barrier from us.

Sigs, I want to find out

from the O.P.

How many we're going

to scoop up, if we go now.

Contact the barriers

at 12 and 14

and tell them to be ready

to move those barriers fast

if we need them.

Boys, round me, please.

It's kicked off

at barrier 14, right?

This is it, we're going

to start going in pretty soon.

We've got to stop

with the stones there...

Under Section Six

of the Civil Authorities

Special Powers Act

Northern Ireland

processions and parades are

banned until further notice.

We will enforce this ban

vigorously

and anyone organizing

or taking part in any such event

is liable

to immediate arrest.

Do we still have stoning at 14?

We do, sir.

RUC man's addressing the crowd

and he's...

Send in Neptune, please,

Michael.

Ah, sh*t, boys, stay back.

Stay back, boys!

Get back. Forget the Guildhall.

The water's coming.

Come on, Jim! Jim, watch!

Run, boys!

No, Gerry.

Gerry, come on, aye?

We need stones.

You're making matters worse.

Will you get back?

F*** off!

Go on, go on, go on.

Go on, we're all going.

Deep in my heart...

Nice and slow.

...I still believe...

That's... That's much better.

...That we shall overcome

Someday.

Give yourselves a hand there.

That's it, folks.

Free Derry Corner,

that's where the meeting is.

Going to Free Derry Corner.

Get away from there, come on.

Come on, this way.

Neptune seems to have cleared

William Street.

The main body have disappeared

down towards Rossville Street

leaving behind a hard-core

element of hooligans

who have now gone up to 12,

up to 13

and again,

a large element at 14.

This is getting bigger.

It's escalating.

Yeah.

Rubber bullets at discretion.

Come on, Gerry.

I can't get caught.

I can't get caught.

You're not going

to get caught.

Jesus!

Holy f***. Keep going.

They're firing at us, boys.

You want to run for it?

Yes, roger that.

I'll give you a sitrep

when we get there.

Out.

It seems like the, uh,

riots are developing

back towards barrier 12

and back up William Street

towards Rossville Street.

Let's go round there,

see how it's going.

- We are under heavy bombardment.

- And it's now kicking off at 13.

CS gas at discretion.

I repeat:
Hostiles

within our location...

What are you doing?

I'm trying to use minimum force.

I need to know as soon

as you got separation.

This is no good.

They're not moving.

Back up...

- No, we'll go round this way.

- No! No!

We'll go round

the other way to the Guildhall.

We're near the Guildhall.

Come this way.

How many yobbos?

- 300 to 400 yobbos.

- 300 to 400 yobbos.

Okay, perfect.

We're getting close.

Okay.

Right, Sigs, can you

give me the radio?

Sergeant Major.

Get the Sergeants in,

get the Troop Commanders in.

Hello, Zero, this

is Six-Five Sunray speaking.

We're ready.

We want a "go" on the scoop up.

We want to go now

on the scoop up.

Over.

You all right, man?

You all right?

I'm choking, man.

You all right, man?

Stay here, all right?

I'm dying here.

Hey, they're taking photographs.

They're taking photos.

Why are they taking photographs?

Hey, Dennis...

We have about 400

to 500 guys rioting.

Hello, Zero.

So, they're in there.

This is Six-Five Sunray

speaking.

We're getting close

to our scoop-up time, okay?

The yobbos are in there.

I want to see these

bastards lifted, okay?

We are ready to move now

with three call signs.

Can we go? Over.

Six-Five are to go nowhere.

Six-Five, stay where they are.

...split across

to Zero-One-Five

and they are being stoned

by around the 15 left area.

If we don't go in hard,

we're going to have tears.

Do you understand?

You get the guys

psyched up.

Rebrief them

on the update.

They're not letting us go yet.

Oh, for Christ's sake!

Out! Out! Out! Out!

Frances, Frances... here.

Oh, good Lord...

Oh... a shambles.

They broke

through the steward's line

and kids everywhere.

The Brits then start up...

I mean, why do they...

why do they have to overreact?

You know, it's a peaceful

march, for God's sake.

'Cause they're scared.

They're scared.

Can you imagine

if people started to march

in Manchester or London?

It's just so provoking.

Anyway, I think we're...

- I think we're all right.

- It's okay.

Come on!

Let's get our wires cut!

Come on!

- Cut these wires.

- Cut the barbed wire!

- Come on!

- F***ing mick.

F***ing contact!

What the f*** was that?

O.P.'s returning fire, sir.

That wasn't rubber bullets.

That wasn't rubber bullets.

That was something different.

It's John, he's been shot!

He's dead. Come on!

He says someone's shot.

What happened?

What happened?

He's been shot.

The Army shot him.

Jesus, get him up. Help him up.

Go on, help him up.

- Help him.

- Get him up!

You all right, Damien?

Oh, Jesus.

Damien, are you all right?

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