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There wasnt a house in Ballymurphy that hadnt been pulled apart by the British Army.
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It comprises photographs of the sky over some of the province's best-known trouble spots: Andersonstown, Ballymurphy, the Bogside and the Shankill Road.
Paul Graham: 'The photography I most respect pulls something out of the ether' 2011
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Teggart said the families of those killed now want an independent international inquiry to establish if any of the same soldiers involved in Bloody Sunday fired fatal shots in Ballymurphy.
Were Bloody Sunday soldiers involved in 'Ballymurphy massacre'? 2010
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Now, in the wake of the publication last week of the Saville report on Bloody Sunday, the relatives of those killed 39 years ago in Belfast have called for an international investigation to determine whether the same soldiers were involved in the "Ballymurphy massacre".
Were Bloody Sunday soldiers involved in 'Ballymurphy massacre'? 2010
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The names were of hundreds of citizens killed by the British army and other state forces here during the conflict, including the 11 from Ballymurphy.
Bloody Sunday is the defining story of the British army in Ireland 2010
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The parallels between what happened in Ballymurphy and in Derry are uncanny, Teggart said.
Were Bloody Sunday soldiers involved in 'Ballymurphy massacre'? 2010
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Over 36 hours between 9 and 11 August 1971 – six months before British paratroopers were deployed to Derry with tragic consequences – the Parachute Regiment shot dead 11 civilians in the west Belfast housing estate of Ballymurphy.
Were Bloody Sunday soldiers involved in 'Ballymurphy massacre'? 2010
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But the Ballymurphy massacre campaign group said that what happened six months earlier was a clear warning that the paratroopers should not have been deployed against unarmed civilians.
Were Bloody Sunday soldiers involved in 'Ballymurphy massacre'? 2010
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Stewards shepherded members of the Bloody Sunday families and other victims of state killings, like the Ballymurphy families, to the front of the mass of people.
Bloody Sunday is the defining story of the British army in Ireland 2010
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The British army has killed scores of innocent Catholics in various areas — Bogside, New Lodge Road, Strahane, Ballymurphy, and many other places.
Who Began the Killing? Deane, Seamus 1974
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